Muraña Surname
Approximately 491 people bear this surname
Muraña Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 172 | 1:102,421 | 3,844 |
| Uruguay | 169 | 1:20,306 | 2,322 |
| Argentina | 59 | 1:724,465 | 49,289 |
| Mexico | 48 | 1:2,585,963 | 21,318 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Bolivia | 16 | 1:663,527 | 4,447 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Murana (2,962) are calculated separately.
Muraña Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muraña Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muraña occurs in Chile more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Murana. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Muraña? popularity and diffusion
The last name Muraña is the 624,505th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Muraña are found; 85 percent are found in South America and 81 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.
The last name is most widespread in Chile, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 102,421. In Chile Muraña is most prevalent in: Antofagasta Region, where 97 percent live, Tarapacá Region, where 2 percent live and Araucanía Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Chile Muraña exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Uruguay, where 34 percent live and Argentina, where 12 percent live.
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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 Muraña
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