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

The surname Murungu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murungu is the 351,873rd most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,034,311 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Murungu are found; 46 percent are found in Southern Africa and 46 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most frequent given name internationally, held by 133 people.

Murungu is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 471 people, or 1 in 32,778. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 32 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 25 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 26 percent are found and Tanzania, where 15 percent are found.

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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