Muresanu Surname

351,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Palau

Muresanu Surname User-submission:

This name derives from the river Mures (latin Marisus) that flows through Transylvania plus the suffix -an, that is common in Romanian names and denotes affiliation and the male singular definite article, u. Mures is also a county name.

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Muresanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania9271:21,6592,779
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Moldova171:209,49219,497
England91:6,190,895170,599
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France11:66,422,722504,397
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Palau11:21,643223
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Mureşanu (125) are calculated separately.

Muresanu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name derives from the river Mures (latin Marisus) that flows through Transylvania plus the suffix -an, that is common in Romanian names and denotes affiliation and the male singular definite article, u. Mures is also a county name.The name Muresanu means: 'the one from Mures'.

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Muresanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muresanu is found most frequently in Romania. It can also appear in the variant forms: Mureşanu. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muresanu? popularity and diffusion

Muresanu is the 351,607th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,027,527 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Muresanu reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 91 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Romania, where it is held by 927 people, or 1 in 21,659. In Romania Muresanu is mostly found in: Cluj County, where 17 percent are found, Călărași County, where 17 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Romania this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Muresanu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Muresanu surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Muresanu earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.4% more than the national average, earning $51,522 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.29% less than the national average, earning $44,072 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mureşanu96125/
Mureseanu94174/
Muresianu94113/
Moureseanu898/
Murisanu888/
Moresanu886/
Miresanu881/
Mureşeanu8225/
Moreshanu826/
Mirosanu755/
Murizanu751/
Miroseanu711/
Miroşeanu711/
Miroşanu631/

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