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
Murai (Georgian: მურაი, Hindi: मुराई, Marathi: मुराई, Oriya: ମୁରାଇ, Russian: Мураи) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Muraï. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Murai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,037th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 103,080 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Murai reside; 93 percent reside in East Asia and 93 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 195,340th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 1,571 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 65,956 people, or 1 in 1,938. In Japan Murai is most common in: Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent reside and Aichi Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Besides Japan this last name is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent reside and Ukraine, where 1 percent reside.
Murai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Murai are 21.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 74.4% being registered with the 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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