Mururi Surname

298,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mururi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mururi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8521:54,2025,429
Zimbabwe3671:42,0666,486
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Mururi (64) may also be a first name.

Mururi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mururi (Hindi: मुरुरी, Marathi: मुरारी, Oriya: ମୁରୁରୀ) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mururi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 298,032nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,702,305 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mururi are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most numerous first name globally, held by 64 people.

Mururi is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 852 people, or 1 in 54,202. In Kenya Mururi is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 21 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 19 percent reside and Embu County, where 17 percent reside. Barring Kenya Mururi occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Mururi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mururi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muiruri9245,575/
Murauri9217/
Mururui924/
Muruiri924/
Murruri921/
Mururgi921/
Murguri921/
Mhururi921/
Maururi921/
Mmuiruri864/
Muiruiri864/
Maurouri861/
Moruri834,313/
Murori83435/
Muriri83292/
Miruri83149/
Murura83131/
Murure8323/
Mourouris801/
Mhurura77121/
Muraura77113/
Mhurure77110/
Murrure7730/
Murieri7710/
Murirai778/
Muruira772/
Mirauri772/
Murirhi772/
Morouri771/
Mururuy771/
Morauri771/
Muirury771/
Mirruri771/
Murhura771/
Muroura771/
Mururet771/
Maurori771/
Muirure771/
Murrieri71149/
Muraurer712/
Mouroure711/
Mutrutry711/
Murire67654/
Murora67242/
Morure6785/
Morura6783/
Morori6770/
Murore6743/
Mourriere676/
Muriry671/

Mururi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mururi in the Marathi language
मुरारीmurari-
Mururi in the Hindi language
मुरुरीmururi66.67
मुरूरीmururi33.33
Mururi in the Oriya language
ମୁରୁରୀmururi50
ମୁରୁରିmururi50

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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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  • 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 Mururi
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