Murai Surname

8,037th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan65,9561:1,938357
India1,1371:674,64031,614
Ukraine6441:70,68710,144
Kenya6371:72,4966,822
United States6231:581,79647,615
Hungary4881:20,1152,270
Brazil3731:573,92621,415
Indonesia2361:560,37845,049
Zimbabwe1121:137,84117,955
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Canada591:624,50251,218
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
England321:1,741,18971,393
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Trinidad and Tobago181:75,7765,658
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
France31:22,140,907385,998
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

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'.

- jmurai

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muraï931/
Muraji91785/
Mourai91650/
Murgai91631/
Murayi91414/
Murrai91266/
Mujrai9177/
Muraia9158/
Murais9153/
Maurai9147/
Muraid9134/
Muurai9127/
Murait9121/
Mhurai9118/
Muraiy9113/
Murzai915/
Mutrai914/
Musrai914/
Muraai913/
Murhai913/
Muraiu912/
Muhrai911/
Muraih911/
Muraij911/
Muraiz911/
Mura89121,460/
Muri8912,099/
Maurais831,028/
Mouraji83273/
Mouraai83170/
Mutrait83121/
Mauraji8372/
Muhraji8368/
Mourait8352/
Maurayi8352/
Mhurayi8344/
Mourais8329/
Murraij8327/
Mutrais8321/
Muurayi8318/
Murayis8315/
Mouraia8313/
Murhaji8310/
Murajiy836/
Mahurai835/
Muraiah834/
Murajyi834/
Muraihu834/
Muraiha833/
Maurait832/
Murrayi832/
Mourhai832/
Moutrai832/
Murajie832/
Murraji832/
Murgaia831/
Muraggi831/
Muraish831/
Mouraie831/
Murhayi831/
Musraia831/
Mouraid831/
Murraiy830/
Murad80454,946/
Moura80380,278/
Murah8055,012/
Murat8050,593/
Mauri8033,964/
Murga8026,487/
Muroi8018,782/
Mouri8012,554/
Murau8012,462/
Murid809,369/
Maura807,754/
Murei805,631/
Muras804,067/
Murha803,585/
Murza803,241/
Murri803,056/
Muraa802,728/
Murra802,656/
Murip802,489/
Morai802,327/
Murie801,873/
Musri801,495/
Murea801,418/
Muray801,392/
Muris801,268/
Mhuri801,189/
Mhura801,021/
Muroa80984/
Muriy80941/
Mirai80902/
Murzi80875/
Murio80799/
Mutri80655/
Mutra80621/
Muhri80610/
Muraz80565/
Muuri80476/
Muraj80426/
Murgi80391/
Muira80328/
Muura80288/
Murit80277/
Meura80263/
Hmura80250/
Muryi80241/
Muhra80211/
Murhi80211/
Musra80198/
Mujri80146/
Murui80130/
Muriç80122/
Murih80102/
Murap8073/
Muiri8068/
Murúa8064/
Murii8061/
Murae8055/
Mueri8049/
Meuri8047/
Murșa8035/
Muriz8032/
Mguri8025/
Đmura8024/
Muera8022/
Murij8019/
Mujra8018/
Muraň804/
Muraś804/
Muyra803/
Mgura803/
Mmuri803/
Muriš803/
Muyri801/
Murùa801/
Muraß801/
Muraş801/
Mautrait7761/
Moutraji7733/
Mourraia774/
Mouraiah771/
Muthraji771/
Murrayii771/
M'Aurait771/
Muhyraie771/
Muttraid771/
Murray73458,501/
Mourad7369,482/
Muraya7310,297/
Mourid736,591/
Mahuri734,610/
Murach732,706/
Murrah732,415/
Mouris732,230/
Mauriz731,932/
Meuris731,657/
Mahura731,656/
Muraad731,631/
Mauris731,452/
Mauras731,431/
Mureya731,367/
Mourra731,351/
Maurat731,307/
Maurad731,093/
Murrie731,032/
Mouras731,002/
Muriya73938/
Mouriz73929/
Muroyi73926/
Musrat73747/
Mourah73712/
Maurid73667/
Mureyi73656/
Mourat73604/
Hmouri73579/
Mauray73558/
Maurio73534/
Murris73479/
Muroya73476/
Murzea73342/
Murgea73330/
Murash73308/
Murgoi73300/
Muruja73272/
Maurie73261/
Murrad73257/
Maurri73250/
Muraja73247/
Mouhri73243/
Hmoura73239/
Murzha73236/
Musrea73199/
Mourza73197/
Mourio73191/
Muratt73185/
Mohuri73185/
Mouray73182/
Mutrat73164/
Maurau73161/
Muruya73161/
Mmuroa73158/
Muthra73152/
Mourit73137/
Muttra73121/
Morhai73117/
Muirid73115/
Muroji73100/
Meurie7399/
Muraus7391/
Murich7390/
Maurea7390/
Mourie7387/
Moraji7387/
Murrau7385/
Meurat7382/
Murraj7377/
Muirie7371/
Murzhi7371/
Murihe7370/
Muraha7369/
Mouraz7368/
Murija7367/
Murijo7364/
Muthri7362/
Muradh7360/
Mauriy7359/
Mourga7357/
Muhyra7357/
Moutra7356/
Maurit7356/
Mauroi7355/
Muirah7354/
Murras7352/
Murrei7345/
Maurei7344/
Miraia7341/
Musrip7341/
Moutri7339/
Murrat7336/
Murajy7336/
Mutris7335/
Muriyo7335/
Muiras7335/
Muyris7334/
Musrri7333/
Mourei7332/
Morzai7332/
Musrap7331/
Musrih7329/
Mauraz7329/
Meuray7329/
Mureja7327/
Moraai7327/
Mouraî7323/
Muiray7322/
Mujray7322/
Murayo7322/
Muhray7320/
Murhad7319/
Moraia7319/
Mourri7319/
Mautra7318/
Mhutra7318/
Muraah7318/
Mourgi7318/
Mirhai7317/
Mirayi7317/
Mouyra7316/
Murahu7316/
Mousri7316/
Murayj7316/
Meurri7315/
Moerai7315/
Miraai7315/
Muraas7315/
Murish7314/
Murhit7314/
Murrio7313/
Miraie7313/
Muriss7312/
Muriph7312/
Muread7312/
Mousra7312/
Mureha7311/
Muradd7311/
Muraye7311/
Mouraa739/
Mujrah739/
Mourea739/
Murats739/
Mhurah739/
Muuray738/
Mutras738/
Mourha738/
Murois737/
Muruji737/
Murhas737/
Mautri737/
Maurah737/
Mohura737/
Muerau737/
Muraup737/
Muradz737/
Muryya736/
Mauraj736/
Mhaura736/
Musrit736/
Murajo736/
Murgau736/
Murasd736/
Mgauri735/
Mourau735/
Mutrap735/
Muracz735/
Muraju735/
Moorai735/
Mourae735/
Mourih735/
Mouroa735/
Muirad735/
Mmeuri735/
Muruii735/
Mureit735/
Murhid735/
Muiris734/
Mouraj734/
Maurui734/
Moraie734/
Moraio734/
Muisra734/
Muraje734/
Murawe734/
Maurra734/
Mmurad734/
Mouhra734/
Murays734/
Murraa734/
Murayu734/
Mgurra734/
Murriz734/
D'Mura733/
Mauroa733/
Mauryi733/
Mouriy733/
Murrza733/
Muuraa733/
Mutraa733/
Musrid733/
Morrai733/
Muriji733/
Musrad733/
Mourhi733/
Muriye733/
Mirrai733/
Muirui733/
Muisri733/
Muurip732/
Muruia732/
Muruip732/
Mutray732/
Mutrhi732/
Mmuray732/
Muhrie732/
Mausri732/
Mureji732/
Murrid732/
Mouroi732/
Mourzi732/
Mouraï732/
Muraat732/
Muradt732/
Muraue732/
Meurad732/
Mureea732/
Mureid732/
Mureis732/
Muitra731/
Muroip731/
Mauura731/
Mauhri731/
Maurae731/
Maurij731/
Miraij731/
Miraiy731/
Meuraj731/
Moraij731/
Moraiu731/
Mourap731/
Muttri731/
Muuraj731/
Muurau731/
Mutrri731/
Muraph731/
Murast731/
Murgae731/
Murgaj731/
Muriey731/
Murije731/
Murisd731/
Muritt731/
Muroio731/
Murrap731/
Murrit731/
Musray731/
Muruyi731/
Muryia731/
Muraay731/
Murajh731/
Muhtra731/
Mujjri731/
Muerah731/
Mueray731/
Mueriy731/
Mouraý731/
Murrha731/
Miraio731/
Muraaj731/
Maurih731/
M'Muri731/
Mouyri731/
Miraii731/
Mhuiri731/
Mgurie731/
Murzau731/
Muroie731/
Muhyri731/
Muirza731/
Murass731/
Murasz731/
Muridh731/
Muraaa731/
Muriås731/
Musris731/
Mutrip731/
Murajj731/
Muroja731/
Hmuriy731/
Murist731/
Mourui731/
Murhei731/
Muhraj731/
Murhat731/
Meurit731/
Murhie730/
Murahy730/
Murzay730/
Mora67873,036/
Mori67662,127/
Mira67137,304/
Miri6727,381/
Mure678,564/
Mury672,579/
Mouhriz67854/
Moutray67843/
Mauriya67701/
Mouraud67631/
Muhroji67616/
Mouraux67561/
Móra67540/
Müri67467/
Murrish67466/
Móri67398/
Mouriya67287/
Maurras67280/
Muruhya67261/
Mauraya67240/
Maurich67227/
Muriyah67209/
Mourrat67201/
Murj67199/
Mauroit67184/
Maurois67162/
Mauraye67153/
Murahwe6790/
Muryjas6780/
Musrrat6769/
Mouraya6761/
Maurach6758/
Muggiri6757/
Mahauri6753/
Mautray6753/
Mauraje6751/
Muhriji6750/
Musraph6748/
Muthray6748/
Mourish6747/
Muhrija6745/
Mauraja6742/
Mourray6742/
Murgaya6740/
Murè6739/
Mourich6735/
Muraweh6734/
Mauraud6733/
Muré6731/
Murheyi6730/
Murayah6730/
Musriph6729/
Mahaura6728/
Murasch6727/
Meurois6726/
Musriya6722/
Murhaya6722/
Muttray6721/
Meurich6721/
Murayat6720/
Meurist6720/
Murrays6719/
Maureya6718/
Muriyat6717/
Mauriss6716/
Mutriya6715/
Mhureyi6715/
Murraya6715/
Mauratt6714/
Murajas6714/
Murhash6714/
Murijah6712/
Maurish6712/
Mauraux6712/
Murrray6711/
Murratt6711/
Maurray6711/
Mourhat6711/
Murraye6710/
Murihia6710/
Murahap6710/
Mourach6710/
Muruoja6710/
Muhreja679/
Hmurray679/
Moujrid679/
Mousrii679/
Mousrij679/
Murhead678/
Muhroyi678/
Murihyo678/
Miraiah678/
Muriyeh678/
Murriea678/
Meuriss678/
Mauryya677/
Muriyas677/
Mouraut677/
Mourras677/
Mourats677/
Muraadh676/
Murayas676/
Murijia676/
Maureid676/
Muruyah676/
Murhach676/
Mauruis675/
Mourrah675/
Muraova674/
Murajee674/
Moureya674/
Mauryia674/
Musraat674/
Mujradd674/
Maurass673/
Mouriss673/
Muirhad673/
Mutraas673/
Mureich673/
Mauruya673/
Mmourad673/
Mouhrat673/
Mmierai673/
Maurris673/
Mahurah673/
Mahurui673/
Muruyis673/
Mieraji673/
Murayha673/
Murayad672/
Murhuja672/
Murritt672/
Mourris672/
Mhuiris672/
Meurrie672/
Moutras672/
Muurray672/
Murayes672/
Murrach672/
Murault672/
Múri672/
Muriyad672/
Mouraad672/
Murrahy671/
Mushhra671/
Murgiya671/
Maurioa671/
Mauroja671/
Mausrui671/
Maureas671/
Maureia671/
Meurath671/
Mhaurie671/
Mourash671/
Mouryia671/
Mouryya671/
Mousrih671/
Mouthri671/
Mouttri671/
Muttraa671/
Muthras671/
Muthrid671/
Mutrach671/
Mutreha671/
Mutreia671/
Murashd671/
Murgeah671/
Murraja671/
Murraph671/
Murrauy671/
Murreja671/
Murrijo671/
Murruja671/
Musraja671/
Musrhad671/
Musrish671/
Murajoo671/
Muhreya671/
Muhrray671/
Muirhei671/
Muiruii671/
Mujriya671/
Mujruja671/
Mudtraj671/
Mauraut671/
Mourrad671/
Murajah671/
Murhaja671/
Muruggi671/
Murayed671/
Mauraaj671/
Maurahe671/
Mauriio671/
Maurije671/
M'Gouri671/
M'Murhi671/
Moutrid671/
Mourrit671/
Mousrat671/
Mourajo671/
Moureas671/
Mourhit671/
Meuraud671/
Meurije671/
Moraiyi671/
Murà671/
Mură671/
Murriya671/
Murriye671/
Murooja671/
Murrayé671/
Mujread671/
Muijris671/
Muiriji671/
Muraová671/
Murhoha671/
Murieji671/
Murajje671/
Mūraitė671/
Méhouri671/
Mutrich671/
Moutrih671/
M'Muraa671/
Murehia671/
Maurrah671/
Meusrat671/
Muragge671/
Muraaya671/
Muratsh671/
Mmourah671/
Morajie671/
Moraihu671/
Morhaji671/
Muhrich671/
Mouradd671/
Mouraye671/
Muruiah671/
Muurrad671/
Murhiya671/
Mauriey671/
Muttrea670/
Mauraus670/
Meurray670/
Murrayh670/
Muirray670/
Maurrie670/
Murrayj670/
Murrayt670/
Murrauh670/

Murai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murai in the Georgian language
მურაიmurai-
Murai in the Marathi language
मुराईmura'i87.6
मुरईmura'i5.03
मूराईmura'i5.03
मुराइmura'i0.69
मुरारीmurari0.43
मराईmara'i0.35
मुरइmura'i0.17
मुरmura0.17
Murai in the Oriya language
ମୁରାଇmura'i85.51
ମୂରାଇmura'i2.9
ମୁରାଈmura'i2.9
ମୁରଲୀmurali1.45
ମୁରଲିmurali1.45
ମୁରଇmura'i1.45
Murai in the Hindi language
मुराईmura'i50.82
मुरईmura'i36.07
मुराीmurai2.46
मुराइmura'i2.46
मुरार्इmurar'i2.46
मूराईmura'i2.46
मुरारीmurari1.64
मुरइmura'i0.82
मुरायmuraya0.82
Murai in the Russian language
Мураиmurai-

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