Murad Surname
Approximately 454,946 people bear this surname
Murad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 179,134 | 1:997 | 160 |
| Bangladesh | 46,141 | 1:3,454 | 329 |
| Afghanistan | 41,431 | 1:776 | 101 |
| Iraq | 34,908 | 1:1,003 | 151 |
| Ethiopia | 24,791 | 1:3,935 | 642 |
| Egypt | 20,410 | 1:4,504 | 596 |
| Lebanon | 16,659 | 1:338 | 35 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15,446 | 1:593 | 59 |
| Oman | 11,223 | 1:329 | 38 |
| Yemen | 9,843 | 1:2,685 | 415 |
| Sudan | 7,560 | 1:4,962 | 714 |
| Syria | 7,544 | 1:2,558 | 300 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5,764 | 1:5,353 | 736 |
| Kuwait | 4,223 | 1:900 | 88 |
| Jordan | 4,218 | 1:2,096 | 390 |
| Indonesia | 2,887 | 1:45,809 | 5,185 |
| Bulgaria | 2,699 | 1:2,586 | 371 |
| India | 2,600 | 1:295,025 | 16,657 |
| Malaysia | 2,414 | 1:12,218 | 1,295 |
| United States | 2,325 | 1:155,896 | 15,938 |
| Israel | 2,185 | 1:3,917 | 552 |
| Palestine | 2,045 | 1:2,224 | 451 |
| Brazil | 1,633 | 1:131,093 | 4,988 |
| Bahrain | 1,337 | 1:1,009 | 127 |
| Qatar | 1,282 | 1:1,839 | 158 |
| Argentina | 753 | 1:56,764 | 4,796 |
| England | 497 | 1:112,109 | 11,549 |
| Sweden | 478 | 1:20,600 | 1,712 |
| Canada | 337 | 1:109,334 | 11,723 |
| Philippines | 190 | 1:532,833 | 60,943 |
| Kenya | 165 | 1:279,878 | 18,255 |
| Tunisia | 158 | 1:3,865 | 583 |
| Mexico | 147 | 1:844,396 | 11,980 |
| Iran | 142 | 1:540,722 | 31,214 |
| Thailand | 140 | 1:504,560 | 87,939 |
| Turkey | 119 | 1:653,962 | 34,245 |
| Australia | 84 | 1:321,377 | 27,634 |
| Germany | 77 | 1:1,045,525 | 70,954 |
| Spain | 72 | 1:649,334 | 29,324 |
| Denmark | 71 | 1:79,503 | 7,759 |
| Brunei | 62 | 1:6,754 | 919 |
| Netherlands | 61 | 1:276,839 | 34,217 |
| France | 51 | 1:1,302,406 | 132,002 |
| Azerbaijan | 39 | 1:247,413 | 6,091 |
| Maldives | 39 | 1:10,363 | 806 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Norway | 32 | 1:160,696 | 19,635 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Ukraine | 28 | 1:1,625,811 | 125,303 |
| Uruguay | 28 | 1:122,563 | 11,386 |
| Libya | 25 | 1:249,759 | 1,033 |
| Slovenia | 23 | 1:108,160 | 11,945 |
| Romania | 22 | 1:912,630 | 52,244 |
| Jamaica | 21 | 1:136,664 | 4,886 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Northern Cyprus | 19 | 1:16,790 | 4,295 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| Venezuela | 15 | 1:2,013,605 | 24,362 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Armenia | 10 | 1:293,018 | 6,863 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| North Macedonia | 6 | 1:350,245 | 17,994 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Múrád (1) are calculated separately.
Murad (497,009) may also be a first name.
Murad Demographics
Average Male Murad Height
174.72 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Murad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Murad (Arabic: مُراد, Bengali: মুরাদ, Georgian: მურად, Hindi: मुराद, Marathi: मुराद, Oriya: ମୁରାଦ, Russian: Мурад) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Múrád. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Murad? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,175th most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 16,018 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Murad live; 59 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,033rd most widespread first name internationally It is held by 497,009 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 179,134 people, or 1 in 997. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 44 percent are found, Sindh, where 34 percent are found and Balochistan, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name exists in 105 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 10 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 9 percent are found.
Murad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Murad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Murad surname increased 232,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Murad Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (86%) in Kenya and Sunni (29%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Murad surname are 2.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.15% being registered with the party.
The amount Murad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.19% less than the national average, earning 265,824 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.67% less than the national average, earning R 100,596 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.96% more than the national average, earning $29,049,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.78% more than the national average, earning $47,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.24% more than the national average, earning $51,291 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Murad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murad in the Georgian language | ||
| მურად | murad | - |
| Murad in the Hindi language | ||
| मुराद | murada | 98.72 |
| मूराद | murada | 1.17 |
| मुरद | murada | 0.05 |
| मुराड | murada | 0.03 |
| मुरड | murada | 0.01 |
| Murad in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁରାଦ | murada | 94.23 |
| ମୁରାଦ୍ | murad | 1.92 |
| ମୁରଡ | murada | 1.92 |
| ମୂରାଦ | murada | 1.92 |
| Murad in the Marathi language | ||
| मुराद | murada | 91.9 |
| मूराद | murada | 2.11 |
| मुरड | murada | 1.53 |
| मुरद | murada | 0.99 |
| मुराड | murada | 0.38 |
| मूरद | murada | 0.08 |
| मुराशे | murase | 0.08 |
| मुरादा | murada | 0.05 |
| मुरुड | muruda | 0.03 |
| हुराद | hurada | 0.03 |
| मुरा | mura | 0.03 |
| मुसद | musada | 0.03 |
| मोराद | morada | 0.03 |
| मुशद | musada | 0.03 |
| मराद | marada | 0.03 |
| Murad in the Bengali language | ||
| মুরাদ | murada | 66.67 |
| মুরদ | murada | 33.33 |
| Murad in the Russian language | ||
| Мурад | murad | - |
| Murad in the Arabic language | ||
| مُراد | murad | - |
| موراد | mwrad | - |
| مراد | mrad | - |
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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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