Muruya Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Muruya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 124 | 1:372,419 | 21,454 |
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Muruya (13) may also be a first name.
Muruya Demographics
Muruya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Muruya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muruya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muruya (Hindi: मुरुया) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Muruya.
How Common Is The Last Name Muruya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,369,340th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name Muruya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Muruya live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Muruya is also the 3,159,357th most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname Muruya is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 372,419. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent live, Bungoma County, where 1 percent live and Vihiga County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 18 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Muruya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muruya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muruya in the Hindi language | ||
| मुरुया | muruya | - |
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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 Muruya
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