Murigu Surname

218,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Murigu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murigu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,8071:25,5562,869
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Murigu (190) may also be a first name.

Murigu Last Name Facts

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

Murigu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murigu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 218,998th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,899,168 people. The last name Murigu occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Murigu live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 659,352nd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 190 people.

Murigu is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,807 people, or 1 in 25,556. In Kenya Murigu is mostly concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 28 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 16 percent are found and Kirinyaga County, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Murigu Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Murigu are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Murigu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.06% less than the national average, earning $40,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muriguh924/
Mourigou861/
Murugu831,725/
Muregu83276/
Morigu831/
Mourigaud8041/
Morigau772/
Murhengu711/
Mirugu6727/
Moregu673/
Miregu671/
Moregó506/

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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 Murigu
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