Murunya Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Murunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2251:205,24414,810
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Murunya (13) may also be a first name.

Murunya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murunya (Russian: Муруня) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Murunya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murunya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,044,719th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murunya live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Murunya is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 205,244. In Kenya Murunya is most common in: Narok County, where 88 percent reside, Busia County, where 4 percent reside and Kajiado County, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Murunya exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Murunya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murhunya934/
Muronya86809/
Morunya862/
Murunja862/
Murunia861/
Murungia802/
Murgunia801/
Murungaiyah781/
Moronya71112/
Muronyo711/
Mauronja674/
Moronia57137/
Moronyo574/
Muronjo571/
Muronio571/

Murunya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murunya in the Russian language
Муруняmuruna-

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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 Murunya
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