Murungi Surname
Approximately 27,177 people bear this surname
Murungi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11,411 | 1:3,421 | 609 |
| Kenya | 8,732 | 1:5,289 | 738 |
| Rwanda | 6,822 | 1:1,666 | 397 |
| Tanzania | 76 | 1:696,600 | 40,185 |
| United States | 59 | 1:6,143,372 | 295,589 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
The alternate forms: Múrùngi (1) are calculated separately.
Murungi (2,571) may also be a first name.
Murungi Demographics
Murungi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Murungi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murungi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Murungi (Russian: Мурунги) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Múrùngi. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murungi? popularity and diffusion
Murungi is the 20,117th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 268,151 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murungi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 145,205th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,571 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 11,411 people, or 1 in 3,421. In Uganda Murungi is primarily concentrated in: Hoima District, where 21 percent reside, Kabarole District, where 16 percent reside and Kyenjojo District, where 9 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 32 percent reside and Rwanda, where 25 percent reside.
Murungi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Murungi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Murungi surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.
Murungi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.59% less than the national average, earning $33,835 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Murungi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murungi in the Russian language | ||
| Мурунги | murungi | - |
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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 Murungi
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