Murinyu Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murinyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murinyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4071:37,9325,884
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Murinyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murinyu occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murinyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 712,393rd most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. Murinyu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Murinyu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 407 people, or 1 in 37,932. In Zimbabwe Murinyu is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 66 percent live, Harare Province, where 10 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 10 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe Murinyu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morinyu8610/
Murenyu862/
Murinju861/
Murinjui801/
Murigneux75447/
Maurinius751/
Murenju7122/
Murignieux717/
Murinho713/
Mourinho671,139/
Maurinho6742/
Murenius675/
Morinho5783/
Moirinho5390/
Morrinho5322/

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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 Murinyu
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