Murinzi Surname

144,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Murinzi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murinzi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda2,7911:4,0721,005
Uganda1601:243,99518,277
Zimbabwe911:169,65120,787
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Murinzi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murinzi occurs in Rwanda more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Murinzi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murinzi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 144,573rd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,371,476 people. Murinzi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murinzi live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Rwanda, where it is borne by 2,791 people, or 1 in 4,072. Beside Rwanda it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.

Murinzi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Murinzi surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murenzi8631,097/
Muringi862,600/
Murinji8628/
Murinza8617/
Mirinzi862/
Murinze861/
Maurenzi80234/
Muiringi8026/
Muringih806/
Murinjoi805/
Murinchi803/
Mureenzi802/
Murinjui801/
Murinngi801/
Maurenzzi7528/
Murenza71934/
Muringe71535/
Mirenzi71263/
Morenzi7173/
Murinje7133/
Murenze7125/
Murinsa711/
Morinza711/
Mirinci711/
Maurenzich711/
Morinsi711/
Mourenza67276/
Muringer67256/
Maurenza6764/
Morenzie6726/
Mourince672/
Murenzhe672/
Maurince672/
Mirenzie672/
Mirintsi671/
Morzinsi671/

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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 Murinzi
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