Murazu Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Murazu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murazu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Murazu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murazu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murazu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murazu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 78 percent live, Nasarawa, where 17 percent live and Zamfara, where 6 percent live. Beside Nigeria Murazu occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murhazu9225/
Muraizu921/
Muradzu921/
Murazhu921/
Murazcu921/
Murratzu8629/
Murrazzu8613/
Murahazu865/
Muradziu861/
Mirazu8360/
Murasu8357/
Muracu8314/
Muraju835/
Murezu832/
Morazu831/
Muratsu77492/
Mutrasu7774/
Murzacu7735/
Murgasu776/
Murasau774/
Maurezu773/
Mirazzu771/
Mutraasu7170/
Muthrasu714/
Muttrasu713/
Muraishu711/
Muurgasu711/
Murhezhu711/
Muresu67587/
Mirasu6769/
Morasu6723/
Muroju6713/
Mutthraju673/
Morozu672/
Muratčauš671/

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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 Murazu
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