Murwayi Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Murwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya761:607,63028,249

Murwayi Last Name Facts

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

Murwayi is most common in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murwayi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,168,711th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murwayi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Murwayi is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 607,630. In Kenya it is most common in: Busia County, where 95 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 1 percent reside.

Murwayi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Murwayi surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murway9273/
Murwai9211/
Murweyi868/
Murwaya862/
Muruayi861/
Murvai771,203/
Morway77454/
Murvay7788/
Mirwai7753/
Murbay777/
Murwaa774/
Murwau772/
Muruay772/
Murbaya7130/
Murwaha7117/
Morwaye715/
Murwaja712/
Muruays712/
Murvais711/
Mourbai711/
Mirwayo711/
Murwuja711/
Murweye711/
Murrweiß6737/
Murwiyah6720/
Muruhaya674/
Murvaiah673/
Mourvaye671/
Murwajee671/

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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 Murwayi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis