Muranam Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Muranam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muranam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Muranam (11) may also be a first name.

Muranam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Muranam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Muranam (Hindi: मुरनाम, Marathi: मुरूगन) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muranam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Muranam is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Muranam reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Muranam is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Muranam is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 50 percent reside and Telangana, where 50 percent reside. Not including India Muranam occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miranam8657/
Muranan8655/
Moranam8623/
Murainan8095/
Mouranan8019/
Mirannam805/
Murangan802/
Mirhanam801/
Moranan7114/
Muranon715/
Mironam711/
Murainon6711/
Mouragnon63105/
Mourangon631/
Murrainan631/
Moranon5740/
Morañon5718/
Mirenom570/
Morannon531/
Murongon531/

Muranam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muranam in the Hindi language
मुरनामmuranama-
Muranam in the Marathi language
मुरूगनmurugana75
मुरणमmuranama25

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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 Muranam
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