Muringi Surname

166,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muringi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muringi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,1211:21,7732,499
Zimbabwe4531:34,0805,248
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Muringi (521) may also be a first name.

Muringi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muringi is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muringi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 166,465th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,802,902 people. The last name Muringi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muringi live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Muringi is also the 369,942nd most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 521 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 2,121 people, or 1 in 21,773. In Kenya Muringi is mostly concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 31 percent live, Nyandarua County, where 13 percent live and Nairobi County, where 12 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Muringi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Muringi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muringai931,697/
Muiringi9326/
Muringih936/
Murinngi931/
Muriengi931/
Muriongi931/
Muruingi931/
Murini92370/
Murinzi863,073/
Muringa86906/
Muringe86535/
Mourini86342/
Maurini86183/
Muraini86182/
Murinyi8668/
Miringi8637/
Murinai8630/
Murengi8630/
Murinji8628/
Murioni8613/
Moringi8613/
Murinio866/
Murrini865/
Muhrini864/
Murigni861/
Murzini861/
Muruini861/
Murgi83391/
Muringer80256/
Mouringa80143/
Murhaini8048/
Muhraini8027/
Murinjoi805/
Maurinio803/
Murinchi803/
Mouraini802/
Miringai802/
Mhiringi801/
Muringoy801/
Mourrini801/
Mourinio801/
Murhinyi801/
Murainai801/
Murinjui801/
Murine77110/
Murgis7734/
Murgie7718/
Mourgi7718/
Murnga7713/
Murggi772/
Murgid771/
Muriny770/
Murringer7533/
Muhringer7521/
Murahaini7512/
Miringgai757/
Mouroigni755/
Mourgaini751/
Murinaitė751/
Mauringer750/
Muraina7119,338/
Murenga711,944/
Murenge71629/
Moringe71546/
Maurine71543/
Moringa71329/
Murgier71213/
Mourine71155/
Murgich71110/
Meurine7137/
Murinje7133/
Muraine7133/
Mourgis7127/
Murinza7117/
Muroina7113/
Miringe7110/
Murinet719/
Moringy716/
Muriene715/
Mureina715/
Morzini713/
Muruina713/
Murrine712/
Mujrine712/
Muremgi712/
Morinsi711/
Morinyi711/
Murgish711/
Muriner711/
Murinze711/
Mournga711/
Murainé711/
Murinaj711/
Murinsa711/
Murinyo711/
Muriony711/
Morengi711/
Morhini711/
Morinai711/
Murinee711/
Murinha711/
Morinie710/
Murga6726,487/
Murge67964/
Mourinet67253/
Mirenghi67134/
Murraine67125/
Morgi67103/
Murinets6765/
Maurines6764/
Mouraina6739/
Maurinet6729/
Murriner6722/
Murziene6721/
Muiraina6719/
Mauraina6713/
Murainna677/
Mourzine676/
Mirengai674/
Mourgine673/
Muyraina673/
Muhraina673/
Murainaa673/
Murgy673/
Maurince672/
Miringay672/
Mourince672/
Moringoy671/
Morzinsi671/
Mouriene671/
Muriness671/
Mahurine671/
Muraaina671/
Mouhrine671/
Mauraine671/
Maurrine671/
Mouroina671/
Mouraine671/
Murgă671/
Muriñ671/
Müringer671/
Maurinyo671/
Murrinha671/
Maurinee671/
Maurione671/
Mauriene671/
Muraimne671/
Maureina671/

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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 Muringi
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