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 more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muruu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,022,958th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muruu live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 294,139. In Kenya Muruu is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 90 percent are found, Meru County, where 3 percent are found and Muranga County, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 36 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Muruu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Muruu surname is primarily 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
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- 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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