Murayan Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Armenia

Murayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Murayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murayan (Hindi: मुरायन, Russian: Мураян) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Murayan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Murayan is primarily found in Asia, where 78 percent of Murayan live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 4,798,908. In Iran Murayan is mostly concentrated in: Isfahan Province, where 100 percent reside. Beside Iran this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and Armenia, where 4 percent reside.

Murayan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Murayan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Murayan last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Murayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murayan in the Hindi language
मुरायनmurayana-
Murayan in the Russian language
Мураянmuraan-

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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 Murayan
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