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
Murija (Hindi: मुरीजा) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Murija.
How Common Is The Last Name Murija? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,333,370th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname Murija is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Murija live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 224,526th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 1,239 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria Murija is primarily found in: Zamfara, where 43 percent reside, Sokoto, where 26 percent reside and Kano, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.
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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