Murunda Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Murunda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe641:241,22226,284
Kenya621:744,83730,879
Botswana391:56,07510,323
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Murunda (10) may also be a first name.

Murunda Last Name Facts

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

Murunda (Marathi: मुरुंडा) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Murunda.

How Common Is The Last Name Murunda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,121,821st most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Murunda live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 10 people.

The surname Murunda is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 241,222. In Zimbabwe Murunda is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 63 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 36 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and Botswana, where 18 percent reside.

Murunda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Murunda last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murhunda934/
Murundah931/
Murgunda931/
Muronda862,709/
Murundi86135/
Murundo8640/
Murunde8613/
Mirunda8611/
Murgunde8052/
Murgundi8017/
Mgurunde806/
Murondah803/
Murhunde801/
Muroonda801/
Murhonda801/
Mouroundi7527/
Murondi71434/
Muronde71277/
Murondo7132/
Moronda7126/
Murungyi6736/
Murondhi675/
Murhondo674/
Morondea673/
Morondai671/
Murhonde671/
Mourondi671/
Mooroondah591/
Morondo57180/
Morondi57174/
Morońda571/
Moronde571/
Morrondo53330/
Morondei532/

Murunda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murunda in the Marathi language
मुरुंडाmurunda-

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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 Murunda
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