Murija Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Murija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Murija (1,239) may also be a first name.
Murija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Murija (Hindi: मुरीजा) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Murija? popularity and diffusion
The last name Murija is the 2,333,370th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Murija are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Murija is also the 224,526th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 1,239 people.
The last name Murija is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 43 percent live, Sokoto, where 26 percent live and Kano, where 21 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Murija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murija in the Hindi language | ||
| मुरीजा | murija | - |
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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 Murija
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