Murungu Surname

351,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4711:32,7785,063
Kenya2701:171,03713,055
Tanzania1561:339,36925,249
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Uganda451:867,54039,905
England161:3,482,379114,324
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Murungu (133) may also be a first name.

Murungu Last Name Facts

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

Murungu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murungu? popularity and diffusion

Murungu is the 351,873rd most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,034,311 people. Murungu is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Murungu live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Murungu is also the 804,402nd most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 133 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 32,778. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 32 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 25 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 26 percent reside and Tanzania, where 15 percent reside.

Murungu Last Name Statistics demography

Murungu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.79% less than the national average, earning R 128,832 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murunggu931/
Murugu921,725/
Mirungu8644/
Morungu8621/
Mgurugu861/
Mouroungou821/
Muruguss802/
Muraunau801/
Morugu77432/
Morunu774/
Murugó772/
Murogu771/
Mourougou7565/
Murugneux753/
Morukgu7111/
Morongu711/
Murunoo711/
Moruggu711/
Moronggu6724/
Morongou6715/
Muronu621/

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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 Murungu
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