Muruu Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Muruu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 157 | 1:294,139 | 18,825 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Muruu Demographics
Muruu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Muruu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muruu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muruu (Hindi: मुरुउ) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muruu? popularity and diffusion
Muruu is the 1,022,958th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muruu are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 294,139. In Kenya Muruu is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 90 percent reside, Meru County, where 3 percent reside and Muranga County, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Muruu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Muruu surname is predominantly Christian (90%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muruu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muruu in the Hindi language | ||
| मुरुउ | muru'u | - |
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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 Muruu
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