Murimu Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Murimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 1:343,072 | 32,830 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Murimu (16) may also be a first name.
Murimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Murimu (Oriya: ମୂରିମୁ) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Murimu.
How Common Is The Last Name Murimu? popularity and diffusion
Murimu is the 855,216th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. The last name Murimu occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Murimu reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 16 people.
Murimu is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Aside from Malawi Murimu exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Murimu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murimu in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୂରିମୁ | murimu | - |
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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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- 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 Murimu
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