Muruku Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muruku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Muruku Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya701:659,71329,380
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
India121:63,922,115578,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muruku (73) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Muruku Demographics

Muruku Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Muruku Last Name Facts

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

Muruku is found most in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muruku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,551,568th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Muruku live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Muruku is also the 1,134,117th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 73 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 659,713. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Muranga County, where 53 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 13 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.

Muruku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murukhu9216/
Murugku921/
Murukuth861/
Miruku83131/
Moruku83124/
Muriku834/
Mouroukou809/
Morukhu77694/
Mourzoukou752/
Moroku6758/
Miriku6736/
Murrocu62117/
Morokui624/
Mauricu621/
Mauricou5762/
Murroccu5726/
Mouricou5722/
Morokuhy5713/
Mourokou572/
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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 Muruku
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