Murunde Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Murunde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murunde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Murunde Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murunde (Marathi: मुरुन्दे) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Murunde click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murunde? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Murunde live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Murunde is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Murunde is most common in: Kilifi County, where 44 percent live, Kwale County, where 11 percent live and Makueni County, where 11 percent live. Not including Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Murunde Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murgunde9352/
Mgurunde936/
Murhunde931/
Muronde86277/
Murunda86216/
Murundi86135/
Mirunde862/
Murgundi8017/
Murhunda804/
Murhonde801/
Mouroundi7527/
Muronda712,709/
Murondi71434/
Mirundi71415/
Moronde711/
Murungyi6736/
Murondhi675/
Morondea673/
Morondei672/
Murhonda671/
Mourondi671/
Mirundhi671/
Morondi57174/
Moronda5726/
Mirhindi531/
Morondai531/

Murunde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murunde in the Marathi language
मुरुन्देmurunde50
मरकुंडेmarakunde50

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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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  • 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 Murunde
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