Muruki Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muruki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muruki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1471:105,02214,642
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
India101:76,706,538639,611
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muruki (230) may also be a first name.

Muruki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muruki (Hindi: मुरुकी, Oriya: ମୁରୁକି) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muruki? popularity and diffusion

Muruki is the 1,272,314th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Muruki are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Muruki is also the 591,855th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 230 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 105,022. In Zimbabwe Muruki is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 43 percent live, Midlands Province, where 20 percent live and Harare Province, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muruiki9270/
Murukai9236/
Murauki9216/
Murukis927/
Muiruki926/
Murzuki924/
Murzukih8634/
Murauski8625/
Mourouki868/
Maurouki861/
Muriki837,120/
Muroki835,817/
Muruka832,661/
Muruke8386/
Moruki8332/
Miruki8319/
Mouroukis8040/
Murauskis8015/
Murauszki801/
Muruchi771,080/
Mouriki77678/
Mauruka7744/
Murikai7714/
Morzuki7714/
Murikhi776/
Mirukei776/
Murusky775/
Mouroki775/
Morouki772/
Muruuka771/
Mirukhi771/
Murukaa771/
Murokih771/
Mirouki771/
Meuriki771/
Mauriki771/
Murukha771/
Murauka771/
Muuruka771/
Mirukai771/
Murauskaitė7191/
Murudker7140/
Mierucki7135/
Murukaya717/
Murauchi715/
Murouchi714/
Mourouka711/
Mauriqui711/
Murauske711/
Murockie710/
Muriqi671,303/
Moroki67473/
Moruka67331/
Miriki67327/
Moruke6792/
Muroka6778/
Miruke6741/
Murike6737/
Muroke6736/
Muruce6711/
Muruca672/
Murauskay671/

Muruki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muruki in the Hindi language
मुरुकीmuruki-
Muruki in the Oriya language
ମୁରୁକିmuruki66.67
ମୁରୁକୀmuruki33.33

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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
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  • 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 Muruki
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