Murunyu Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Murunyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 205 | 1:225,268 | 15,863 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Murunyu Demographics
Murunyu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Murunyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murunyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murunyu is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murunyu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,152,132nd most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Murunyu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Murunyu is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 225,268. In Kenya Murunyu is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 89 percent are found, Muranga County, where 4 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 2 percent are found. Other than Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Murunyu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Murunyu
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