Muriisa Surname
Approximately 825 people bear this surname
Muriisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 819 | 1:47,667 | 5,848 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Muriisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muriisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muriisa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muriisa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Muriisa is the 420,458th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,833,389 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muriisa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 819 people, or 1 in 47,667. In Uganda Muriisa is primarily found in: Ntungamo District, where 18 percent live, Isingiro District, where 14 percent live and Rukungiri District, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 0 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muriisha | 93 | 3 | / |
| Muriise | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moriisa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Morihisa | 80 | 819 | / |
| Muriesca | 80 | 0 | / |
| Morihissa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Murjica | 71 | 2 | / |
| Murgesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moriishi | 67 | 524 | / |
| Murgesha | 67 | 17 | / |
| Maurieza | 67 | 11 | / |
| Maurieschat | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mauriice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murrieca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouriesse | 63 | 561 | / |
| Murrietca | 63 | 3 | / |
| Moriishii | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mauriicio | 63 | 1 | / |
| Morriissey | 59 | 3 | / |
| Murgese | 57 | 225 | / |
| Muryesih | 53 | 6 | / |
| Morriese | 53 | 3 | / |
| Morriesy | 53 | 3 | / |
| Mauriece | 53 | 1 | / |
| Murajjize | 50 | 1 | / |
| Morriesey | 50 | 1 | / |
| Morriessy | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Muriisa
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