Murasaki Surname

93,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Murasaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murasaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4,8011:26,6292,739
Brazil1431:1,497,02350,066
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Israel301:285,25425,178
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Murasaki (39) may also be a first name.

Murasaki Last Name Facts

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

Murasaki is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murasaki? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 93,121st most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,421,128 people. Murasaki occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Murasaki live; 94 percent live in East Asia and 94 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequent first name in the world It is held by 39 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 4,801 people, or 1 in 26,629. In Japan Murasaki is primarily concentrated in: Kumamoto Prefecture, where 17 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Barring Japan Murasaki exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Murasaki Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Murasaki surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Murasaki earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.3% more than the national average, earning $59,242 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murasakio9454/
Murassaki9435/
Murosaki881,002/
Murasaka88332/
Mirasaki8835/
Murasheki822/
Moraisaki821/
Murosaka75168/
Murozaki7524/
Murazeki752/
Morasaka751/
Mourousakis745/
Mirashaqi711/
Maurasaca711/
Murozoki6328/
Murezeki633/
Morozaki632/
Maurazaca5916/

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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 Murasaki
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