Murama Surname
Approximately 453 people bear this surname
Murama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Murama (185) may also be a first name.
Murama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Murama (Hindi: मुरमा, Marathi: मुरमा, Oriya: ମୁରମା) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Murama.
How Common Is The Last Name Murama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 662,685th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 16,087,298 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Murama are found; 49 percent are found in Southern Africa and 49 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Murama is also the 669,105th most common first name on earth, held by 185 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Apart from Malawi this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Murama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murama in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁରମା | murama | - |
| Murama in the Marathi language | ||
| मुरमा | murama | - |
| Murama in the Hindi language | ||
| मुरमा | murama | 50 |
| मुरामा | murama | 33.33 |
| मूरमा | murama | 16.67 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murama
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