Murigi Surname

37,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Murigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murigi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya14,0051:3,297506
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
India261:29,502,515369,827
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
England111:5,065,278148,650
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Murigi (3,342) may also be a first name.

Murigi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Murigi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Murigi (Oriya: ମୁରିଗି) is most common in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Murigi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murigi is the 37,270th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 515,677 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Murigi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 123,466th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 3,342 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 14,005 people, or 1 in 3,297. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Muranga County, where 44 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 15 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Murigi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Murigi are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Murigi earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% more than the national average, earning $52,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maurigi9279/
Muriggi9251/
Muirigi927/
Mourigi924/
Murigih921/
Maurighi8637/
Mouriggi866/
Mourigui865/
Mureighi862/
Muruingi861/
Murugi8318,350/
Morigi832,323/
Muregi831,440/
Murisi83718/
Murici83518/
Murige83255/
Murizi83133/
Muriga83101/
Mirigi8326/
Muriji833/
Murygi831/
Mourighis801/
Maurizi775,734/
Moriggi772,297/
Murrizi77705/
Muridzi77632/
Muriega77221/
Muraisi77184/
Murichi77100/
Maurige7762/
Murisai7746/
Murizai7746/
Maurisi7739/
Mouriga7723/
Muraizi7721/
Muridge7717/
Mourige7711/
Murikhi776/
Muriges775/
Morigia775/
Morighi772/
Murigye772/
Murisić772/
Murizzi772/
Mutrisi771/
Murisid771/
Muruggi771/
Muiriji771/
Muregia771/
Murigey771/
Murijai771/
Mureisi771/
Morrigi771/
Mouregi771/
Murugih771/
Maurizzi71821/
Muraikhi71219/
Muraichi7176/
Mauriege7143/
Muroichi7130/
Maurichi7126/
Murigesh7114/
Murigepp7113/
Maurizii714/
Murigeyy713/
Morriggi712/
Muriguez712/
Murigaya712/
Murigues712/
Maurisid711/
Maurizie711/
Mauraisi711/
Murichio711/
Murriega711/
Mauraige711/
Moureizi711/
Mourisie711/
Mourisis711/
Murichui711/
Morrigia710/
Murridge710/
Murega671,890/
Moriga67927/
Muruge67660/
Mirugi67490/
Morige67188/
Murege67136/
Murezi67136/
Muriza6791/
Murice6789/
Muresi6748/
Moregi6732/
Morizi6725/
Murise6717/
Miregi6715/
Muryga676/
Maurichio674/
Muregy672/
Mureji672/
Mirige671/
Murije671/

Murigi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murigi in the Oriya language
ମୁରିଗିmurigi-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murigi
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