Mura Surname
Approximately 121,460 people bear this surname
Mura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 82,975 | 1:9,245 | 772 |
| Italy | 22,125 | 1:2,764 | 213 |
| France | 2,202 | 1:30,165 | 3,686 |
| Japan | 2,000 | 1:63,922 | 4,701 |
| Chile | 1,583 | 1:11,129 | 927 |
| Indonesia | 1,051 | 1:125,832 | 12,675 |
| United States | 1,023 | 1:354,310 | 31,697 |
| Argentina | 944 | 1:45,279 | 3,822 |
| Moldova | 760 | 1:4,686 | 687 |
| Poland | 657 | 1:57,852 | 9,117 |
| Romania | 641 | 1:31,323 | 3,984 |
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Russia | 423 | 1:340,716 | 33,983 |
| Germany | 371 | 1:216,996 | 24,454 |
| Papua New Guinea | 368 | 1:22,157 | 2,391 |
| Brazil | 329 | 1:650,682 | 24,051 |
| Philippines | 306 | 1:330,844 | 45,455 |
| Kenya | 276 | 1:167,318 | 12,883 |
| Nigeria | 239 | 1:741,183 | 33,732 |
| Ukraine | 201 | 1:226,481 | 30,128 |
| Tanzania | 175 | 1:302,524 | 23,291 |
| Belgium | 166 | 1:69,257 | 11,060 |
| England | 164 | 1:339,744 | 24,836 |
| Malaysia | 154 | 1:191,521 | 11,379 |
| Hungary | 141 | 1:69,619 | 7,137 |
| Kazakhstan | 117 | 1:151,132 | 15,098 |
| Spain | 111 | 1:421,190 | 22,576 |
| Turkey | 105 | 1:741,156 | 37,229 |
| Paraguay | 100 | 1:72,367 | 1,860 |
| Canada | 91 | 1:404,897 | 35,698 |
| Australia | 84 | 1:321,377 | 27,634 |
| Switzerland | 65 | 1:126,353 | 12,618 |
| Uganda | 55 | 1:709,805 | 35,417 |
| Zimbabwe | 52 | 1:296,889 | 30,036 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Haiti | 48 | 1:222,581 | 8,250 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Slovakia | 47 | 1:113,541 | 21,338 |
| Czechia | 43 | 1:247,290 | 33,576 |
| Transnistria | 42 | 1:11,302 | 2,219 |
| Venezuela | 42 | 1:719,145 | 12,108 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 1:4,701,155 | 31,402 |
| Albania | 35 | 1:83,259 | 8,773 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Belarus | 23 | 1:413,090 | 41,560 |
| Latvia | 22 | 1:93,184 | 13,456 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Colombia | 20 | 1:2,388,704 | 13,197 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Finland | 17 | 1:323,335 | 23,349 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Serbia | 13 | 1:549,611 | 20,712 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 1:1,115,971 | 64,142 |
The alternate forms: Murà (1) & Mură (1) are calculated separately.
Mura (12,153) may also be a first name.
Mura Demographics
Mura Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Mura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mura (Arabic: مورا, Bengali: মুরা, Georgian: მურა, Hindi: मुरा, Marathi: मुरा, Oriya: ମୁରା, Russian: Мура) occurs most in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Murà or Mură. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mura? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,628th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 60,000 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Mura reside; 68 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 53,690th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 12,153 people.
The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 82,975 people, or 1 in 9,245. In India Mura is primarily concentrated in: Assam, where 53 percent live, West Bengal, where 28 percent live and Gujarat, where 10 percent live. Beside India this last name exists in 115 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 18 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.
Mura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mura has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mura surname expanded 2,273 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,343 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mura Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mura last name is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Christian (80%) in Kenya and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Mura surname are 0.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.89% being registered with the political party.
The amount Mura earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 15.84% less than the national average, earning €25,273 per year; in Colombia they earn 39.08% more than the national average, earning $31,575,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.62% more than the national average, earning $48,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.75% more than the national average, earning $57,508 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mura in the Georgian language | ||
| მურა | mura | - |
| Mura in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁରା | mura | 93.33 |
| ମୂରା | mura | 4.62 |
| ମୁଡା | muda | 1.03 |
| Mura in the Marathi language | ||
| मुरा | mura | 89.24 |
| मूरा | mura | 10.69 |
| मूऱा | mura | 0.07 |
| Mura in the Hindi language | ||
| मुरा | mura | 59.62 |
| मूरा | mura | 33.33 |
| मूड़ा | mura | 1.92 |
| मुड़ | mura | 0.64 |
| मुड़ा | mura | 0.64 |
| मूरां | muram | 0.64 |
| Mura in the Bengali language | ||
| মুরা | mura | 53.85 |
| মুড়া | mura | 38.46 |
| মুড়া | mura | 7.69 |
| Mura in the Russian language | ||
| Мура | mura | - |
| Mura in the Arabic language | ||
| مورا | mwra | - |
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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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