Muruchu Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muruchu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muruchu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya761:607,63028,249
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Muruchu Last Name Facts

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

Muruchu occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muruchu? popularity and diffusion

Muruchu is the 2,136,387th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Muruchu are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Muruchu is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 607,630. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 92 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 5 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 1 percent reside. Besides Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Ukraine, where 1 percent reside.

Muruchu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Muruchu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murichu86277/
Murukhu8616/
Moruchu866/
Mourouchou821/
Murichui801/
Muruycsu801/
Murusu7792/
Muruju7757/
Muruzu771/
Mourichou7538/
Maurichau7510/
Mirichu7111/
Mourusu715/
Morushu711/
Murruzzu6779/
Murrutzu6713/
Morusu62445/
Mouroutsou59126/
Murotsu57308/
Murrocu57117/
Mourotsou501/

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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 Muruchu
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