Muratu Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muratu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muratu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1671:1,281,88243,935
Zimbabwe1381:111,87115,325
Peru681:467,41413,756
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
India51:153,413,076951,030
England31:18,572,686338,250
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Muratu (415) may also be a first name.

Muratu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muratu (Hindi: मूरतू, Marathi: मुरतु) occurs most in Brazil. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muratu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 719,876th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Muratu live; 58 percent live in South America and 41 percent live in Luso-South America. Muratu is also the 422,034th most common given name world-wide, borne by 415 people.

It is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 1,281,882. In Brazil Muratu is most prevalent in: Amazonas, where 99 percent are found, Pará, where 1 percent are found and Roraima, where 1 percent are found. Not including Brazil it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent are found and Peru, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muratuj92114/
Muratou923/
Murautu921/
Muratau921/
Muratuz921/
Murathu921/
Muratujh8642/
Mouratou8636/
Moratu8332/
Miratu8320/
Murotu834/
Muretu831/
Moraitu7712/
Moratou773/
Moratau773/
Morattu771/
Miratau771/
Mihratu771/
Muiretu771/
Moraitou711,766/
Morrautu714/
Murrothu713/
Moraïtou711/
Morató67135/
Miretu6710/
Morotu673/
Mourettou671/
Mihretu628,073/
Moroutu6225/
Mhiretu625/
Mihrotu621/
Morotó501/

Muratu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muratu in the Hindi language
मूरतूmuratu-
Muratu in the Marathi language
मुरतुmuratu-

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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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  • 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 Muratu
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