Muraoka Surname

14,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Muraoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muraoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan36,5371:3,499588
United States1,1601:312,46528,618
Brazil4421:484,33118,300
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Austria121:709,62061,025
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Muraoka (18) may also be a first name.

Muraoka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muraoka (Russian: Мураока) occurs most in Japan. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muraoka? popularity and diffusion

Muraoka is the 14,559th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 190,375 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Muraoka reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Muraoka is also the 2,608,198th most widely held given name globally, borne by 18 people.

It is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 36,537 people, or 1 in 3,499. In Japan it is most common in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 7 percent are found and Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Barring Japan this surname occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Muraoka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Muraoka surname are 28.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.65% being registered with the party.

The amount Muraoka earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.29% more than the national average, earning $50,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.59% less than the national average, earning $42,435 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murahoka931/
Moraoka8618/
Muroaka867/
Miraoka863/
Muraoko863/
Muraoca862/
Murahuka802/
Mourouaka751/
Moraoki711/
Morayoke674/
Murohoke673/
Murauako671/
Moroaca5740/
Mirajhakhai567/
Moroyoki538/
Moreyoko531/
Moroyoky531/
Moroyokie501/

Muraoka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muraoka in the Russian language
Мураокаmuraoka-

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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
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  • 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 Muraoka
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