Murungo Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Murungo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murungo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Murungo Last Name Facts

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

Murungo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Murungo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murungo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Murungo is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Murungo reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Murungo is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 50 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 50 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murung'o931/
Murugo9270/
Muruno9221/
Murunga8614,575/
Murongo86367/
Murugod86117/
Morungo866/
Murunoo861/
Murugoz861/
Murrugo861/
Mouroungou821/
Morunggo8019/
Murungah8010/
Muroongo802/
Murhongo801/
Muruunga801/
Murhunga801/
Murongoa801/
Maurunga801/
Murun'ga801/
Moroungo801/
Muruga773,272/
Moruno771,898/
Murogo77219/
Muruna77121/
Morugo7712/
Murugă774/
Murugó772/
Mourougou7565/
Muronga714,095/
Morunga71586/
Murugas71295/
Muronoi71286/
Morongo71151/
Murugah7125/
Murugad716/
Muruina713/
Mauruna712/
Maurogo711/
Murunah711/
Murouga711/
Morrugo711/
Mirunga711/
Maurono711/
Morrongo67293/
Mouronho6782/
Murhinga6748/
Murugass6732/
Morongou6715/
Murugash6714/
Mourouna6710/
Murongah6710/
Morongoa679/
Moronggo676/
Murhonga673/
Murong'a673/
Murugapp672/
Muruhyna671/
Mouronga671/
Muraunau671/
Maurugah671/

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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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  • 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 Murungo
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