Murigo Surname

161,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Murigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda2,4811:4,5811,120
Kenya1461:316,30119,644
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Murigo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murigo is found most frequently in Rwanda. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murigo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 161,653rd most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,706,107 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murigo reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Rwanda, where it is held by 2,481 people, or 1 in 4,581. Barring Rwanda this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Murigo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Murigo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muraigo9210/
Murigho923/
Muirigo922/
Mureingo861/
Mourigou861/
Murego835,759/
Morigo83249/
Mirigo83249/
Muriga83101/
Murugo8370/
Muriega77221/
Mouriga7723/
Murigat772/
Murigah771/
Moraigo771/
Morigho771/
Muregoi771/
Moriego771/
Murioga771/
Mirigoh771/
Mirigho771/
Murrugo771/
Muregod771/
Mureego771/
Murhinga7148/
Murriega711/
Muruga673,272/
Murega671,890/
Moriga67927/
Miriga67152/
Morego6775/
Mourigaud6741/
Mirego6722/
Mourregot6715/
Muryga676/
Murugă674/
Mirugo672/
Mourrégot672/
Murugó672/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murigo
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