Murillo Surname
Approximately 467,431 people bear this surname
Murillo Surname Definition:
Diminutive of the Spanish "muro" - wall. Hence a small wall.
Found in Navarre and La Rioja, originating in village of Clite. Name of villages near Tudela, Pamplona, Calahorra, Jaca, and Barbastro. Derived from same source as Catalan "murir" - wall or rampart.
Read More About This SurnameMurillo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 109,576 | 1:436 | 84 |
| Mexico | 107,968 | 1:1,150 | 181 |
| Honduras | 50,572 | 1:174 | 28 |
| United States | 36,621 | 1:9,898 | 1,197 |
| Costa Rica | 29,676 | 1:161 | 42 |
| Ecuador | 28,951 | 1:549 | 79 |
| Spain | 24,052 | 1:1,944 | 225 |
| Philippines | 19,972 | 1:5,069 | 410 |
| Nicaragua | 11,293 | 1:533 | 114 |
| Bolivia | 10,266 | 1:1,034 | 218 |
| Panama | 9,866 | 1:397 | 77 |
| Peru | 9,034 | 1:3,518 | 579 |
| Venezuela | 5,376 | 1:5,618 | 683 |
| Argentina | 3,715 | 1:11,506 | 1,063 |
| El Salvador | 3,567 | 1:1,778 | 320 |
| Chile | 1,894 | 1:9,301 | 852 |
| Saudi Arabia | 875 | 1:35,264 | 5,116 |
| France | 639 | 1:103,948 | 15,344 |
| Canada | 539 | 1:68,359 | 7,870 |
| Guatemala | 502 | 1:32,037 | 1,917 |
| Cuba | 391 | 1:29,470 | 1,538 |
| Belize | 330 | 1:1,077 | 252 |
| Brazil | 318 | 1:673,190 | 24,834 |
| Dominican Republic | 293 | 1:35,607 | 1,992 |
| Italy | 122 | 1:501,284 | 50,785 |
| England | 119 | 1:468,219 | 30,572 |
| Germany | 108 | 1:745,421 | 56,003 |
| Belgium | 98 | 1:117,313 | 17,342 |
| Uruguay | 93 | 1:36,901 | 4,256 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Australia | 75 | 1:359,943 | 30,133 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Ireland | 35 | 1:134,541 | 6,387 |
| Paraguay | 34 | 1:212,845 | 3,891 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Cayman Islands | 16 | 1:3,993 | 538 |
| Andorra | 16 | 1:5,240 | 1,042 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Murillo (19,306) may also be a first name.
Murillo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Diminutive of the Spanish "muro" - wall. Hence a small wall.
Found in Navarre and La Rioja, originating in village of Clite. Name of villages near Tudela, Pamplona, Calahorra, Jaca, and Barbastro. Derived from same source as Catalan "murir" - wall or rampart.
Here the Castilian suffix indicating small size "-illo" is added to the Basque word "muni" meaning a sloping bank. The word "murillo" then means land with some type of elevation.
Aragonese name.
(Spanish) One who came from Murillo de Rio de Leza, in Spain.
User-submitted Reference
Murilo or Murillo is a surname in Brazil and Latin-America. It means 'little wall' in Spanish (murillo).
- murilo13Murillo Demographics
Average Male Murillo Height
172.07 cm
Average Female Murillo Height
159.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Murillo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murillo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Murillo is most common in Colombia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murillo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Murillo is the 1,142nd most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 15,591 people. The surname Murillo is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Murillo reside; 36 percent reside in South America and 25 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Murillo is also the 38,861st most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 19,306 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is carried by 109,576 people, or 1 in 436. In Colombia Murillo is primarily found in: Valle del Cauca Department, where 21 percent live, Antioquia Department, where 15 percent live and Chocó Department, where 14 percent live. Barring Colombia this surname exists in 94 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 23 percent live and Honduras, where 11 percent live.
Murillo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Murillo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Murillo surname grew 305,175 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Murillo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Murillo last name are 42.57% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.8% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Murillo earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 3.15% more than the national average, earning €30,977 per year; in Peru they earn 10.59% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,438 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.35% less than the national average, earning $21,942,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.51% less than the national average, earning $37,320 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.26% less than the national average, earning $45,080 CAD per year.
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Murillo Reference & Research
Murillo DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Murillo FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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