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
Muruya (Hindi: मुरुया) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muruya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Muruya is the 1,369,340th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. Muruya occurs mostly 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 frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name Muruya is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 372,419. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya Muruya is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 18 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Muruya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Muruya last name is predominantly 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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