Murunga Surname

36,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Murunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya13,5871:3,399522
Uganda7631:51,1666,182
Zimbabwe1231:125,51416,775
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Murunga (2,471) may also be a first name.

Murunga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murunga (Marathi: मुरुंगा, Oriya: ମୁରୁା, Russian: Мурунга) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murunga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murunga is the 36,201st most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 500,003 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murunga live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Murunga is also the 148,700th most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 2,471 people.

The last name Murunga is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 13,587 people, or 1 in 3,399. In Kenya Murunga is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 26 percent live, Bungoma County, where 24 percent live and Busia County, where 13 percent live. Other than Kenya Murunga exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Murunga Last Name Statistics demography

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

Murunga earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.62% less than the national average, earning $22,172 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murungah9310/
Murhunga931/
Muruunga931/
Murun'ga931/
Maurunga931/
Muruga923,272/
Muruna92121/
Murungi8627,177/
Muronga864,095/
Morunga86586/
Murugas86295/
Murugah8625/
Murunge8614/
Murugad866/
Muruina863/
Murungo863/
Mauruna862/
Murugai862/
Mirunga861/
Murouga861/
Murunah861/
Murhinga8048/
Maurunge8042/
Murugaih8040/
Murugass8032/
Murugash8014/
Muurungi8013/
Murongah8010/
Mourouna8010/
Murong'a803/
Murhonga803/
Murugapp802/
Murungie802/
Muirungi802/
Maurugah801/
Muruhyna801/
Murugays801/
Murung'o801/
Muruingi801/
Murugaai801/
Murongoa801/
Murungeh801/
Mouronga801/
Muraunau801/
Muroga772,445/
Moruga77248/
Moruna7784/
Murugo7770/
Muruno7721/
Murona7710/
Murugă774/
Murugó772/
Mourounas7537/
Murungeyi751/
Murongo71367/
Moronga71365/
Murugod71117/
Muronge7122/
Murongi7115/
Morungo716/
Morungi716/
Morauna712/
Maurona712/
Murunoo711/
Morunaa711/
Muroona711/
Murrugo711/
Murumha711/
Murunei711/
Mouroungou711/
Morhuna711/
Morruga711/
Murhona711/
Murugoz711/
Murzona710/
Moruhyna6734/
Morunggo6719/
Morongoa679/
Muroongo672/
Mourrona671/
Murhongo671/
Moroungo671/

Murunga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murunga in the Marathi language
मुरुंगाmurunga-
Murunga in the Oriya language
ମୁରୁାmurua66.67
ମୁରୂାmurua33.33
Murunga in the Russian language
Мурунгаmurunga-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murunga
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