Murai Surname
Approximately 70,698 people bear this surname
Murai Surname User-submission:
A Japanese surname written with two Chinese-derived characters: mura means 'village', and i means 'well', as in a water well, therefore, 'village well'.
Murai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 65,956 | 1:1,938 | 357 |
| India | 1,137 | 1:674,640 | 31,614 |
| Ukraine | 644 | 1:70,687 | 10,144 |
| Kenya | 637 | 1:72,496 | 6,822 |
| United States | 623 | 1:581,796 | 47,615 |
| Hungary | 488 | 1:20,115 | 2,270 |
| Brazil | 373 | 1:573,926 | 21,415 |
| Indonesia | 236 | 1:560,378 | 45,049 |
| Zimbabwe | 112 | 1:137,841 | 17,955 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Thailand | 52 | 1:1,358,430 | 190,094 |
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 18 | 1:75,776 | 5,658 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
The alternate forms: Muraï (1) are calculated separately.
Murai (1,571) may also be a first name.
Murai Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Japanese surname written with two Chinese-derived characters: mura means 'village', and i means 'well', as in a water well, therefore, 'village well'.
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Murai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Murai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Murai (Georgian: მურაი, Hindi: मुराई, Marathi: मुराई, Oriya: ମୁରାଇ, Russian: Мураи) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Muraï. For other potential spellings of Murai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,037th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 103,080 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Murai live; 93 percent live in East Asia and 93 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 195,340th most frequently used forename globally, held by 1,571 people.
This last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 65,956 people, or 1 in 1,938. In Japan it is mostly found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent are found and Aichi Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Japan this last name exists in 61 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent are found and Ukraine, where 1 percent are found.
Murai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Murai are 21.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.4% registered with the political party.
The amount Murai earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 21.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,587 per year; in United States they earn 29.85% more than the national average, earning $56,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.25% less than the national average, earning $49,063 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Murai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murai in the Georgian language | ||
| მურაი | murai | - |
| Murai in the Marathi language | ||
| मुराई | mura'i | 87.6 |
| मुरई | mura'i | 5.03 |
| मूराई | mura'i | 5.03 |
| मुराइ | mura'i | 0.69 |
| मुरारी | murari | 0.43 |
| मराई | mara'i | 0.35 |
| मुरइ | mura'i | 0.17 |
| मुर | mura | 0.17 |
| Murai in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁରାଇ | mura'i | 85.51 |
| ମୂରାଇ | mura'i | 2.9 |
| ମୁରାଈ | mura'i | 2.9 |
| ମୁରଲୀ | murali | 1.45 |
| ମୁରଲି | murali | 1.45 |
| ମୁରଇ | mura'i | 1.45 |
| Murai in the Hindi language | ||
| मुराई | mura'i | 50.82 |
| मुरई | mura'i | 36.07 |
| मुराी | murai | 2.46 |
| मुराइ | mura'i | 2.46 |
| मुरार्इ | murar'i | 2.46 |
| मूराई | mura'i | 2.46 |
| मुरारी | murari | 1.64 |
| मुरइ | mura'i | 0.82 |
| मुराय | muraya | 0.82 |
| Murai in the Russian language | ||
| Мураи | murai | - |
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