Muringo Surname

236,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muringo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muringo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4701:31,4153,429
Zimbabwe1501:102,92214,428
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muringo (276) may also be a first name.

Muringo Last Name Facts

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

Muringo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muringo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 236,109th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,279,240 people. Muringo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muringo are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Muringo is also the 534,713th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 276 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,470 people, or 1 in 31,415. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 27 percent are found, Nyeri County, where 26 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Muringo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Muringo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.64% less than the national average, earning R 57,900 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muriongo936/
Muringoy931/
Mureingo931/
Murino921,803/
Muringoth884/
Maurino862,949/
Muraino861,898/
Muringa86906/
Mourino86504/
Muritno86142/
Moringo86101/
Miringo8625/
Murengo868/
Murinot866/
Murrino864/
Muroino863/
Murinoh861/
Murgo832,825/
Mutrinot801,100/
Mouringa80143/
Murhinga8048/
Mourinou8033/
Murainoh8027/
Maurinot8017/
Murionga802/
M'Iringo802/
Mhiringo801/
Moringoy801/
Mouraino801/
Murainot801/
Murrinho801/
Morringo800/
Murina774,796/
Murgoi77300/
Murgod77247/
Muriño77240/
Mureno7785/
Murgot7761/
Murgoš7749/
Murgos7716/
Murnga7713/
Murgou777/
Murgoh773/
Mourgo771/
Mùrino771/
Murgoo770/
Murningah7512/
Muhtrisno757/
Mourzinho753/
Muringath751/
Mourinhoj751/
Muraina7119,338/
Murzina7114,105/
Mouriño712,890/
Murenga711,944/
Maurina711,919/
Mauriño71757/
Moringa71329/
Murinah71162/
Mirengo71161/
Murgina71149/
Mourgos71137/
Miringa71121/
Murinas7199/
Musrina7147/
Morengo7144/
Mourgou7139/
Moerino7138/
Mourina7136/
Murgott7124/
Murinat7117/
Muroina7113/
Muhrina7110/
Murrina719/
Murriño717/
Mureina715/
Mujrina715/
Murreno714/
Moureno713/
Muruina713/
Morinou712/
Mutrina712/
Murgoth712/
Maurgho711/
Meurina711/
Morzino711/
Muiryno711/
Muirina711/
Maureno711/
Mournga711/
Murhina711/
Murinha711/
Moorino710/
Murga6726,487/
Morgo67800/
Murainah67106/
Mourgoux6756/
Mouraina6739/
Murzhina6722/
Muiraina6719/
Murainat6718/
Mauraina6713/
Mourzina678/
Murainna677/
Maurinaz677/
Maurisna675/
Mourgout674/
Mourngas673/
Murainau673/
Muyraina673/
Muhraina673/
Murainaa673/
Mourgous673/
Murgó673/
Murhinas672/
Morengoa672/
Mirienga671/
Mhiringa671/
Muthrina671/
Muraaina671/
Mouroina671/
Mourenot671/
Mourenou671/
Muruunga671/
Murgă671/
Murrinha671/
Murzinah671/
Morinhoo671/
Maureina671/
Maurynou670/

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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 Muringo
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