Murayan Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Murayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murayan in the Hindi language | ||
| मुरायन | murayana | - |
| Murayan in the Russian language | ||
| Мураян | muraan | - |
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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 Murayan
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