Murillo Surname

1,142nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

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.

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Murillo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia109,5761:43684
Mexico107,9681:1,150181
Honduras50,5721:17428
United States36,6211:9,8981,197
Costa Rica29,6761:16142
Ecuador28,9511:54979
Spain24,0521:1,944225
Philippines19,9721:5,069410
Nicaragua11,2931:533114
Bolivia10,2661:1,034218
Panama9,8661:39777
Peru9,0341:3,518579
Venezuela5,3761:5,618683
Argentina3,7151:11,5061,063
El Salvador3,5671:1,778320
Chile1,8941:9,301852
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
France6391:103,94815,344
Canada5391:68,3597,870
Guatemala5021:32,0371,917
Cuba3911:29,4701,538
Belize3301:1,077252
Brazil3181:673,19024,834
Dominican Republic2931:35,6071,992
Italy1221:501,28450,785
England1191:468,21930,572
Germany1081:745,42156,003
Belgium981:117,31317,342
Uruguay931:36,9014,256
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Australia751:359,94330,133
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Paraguay341:212,8453,891
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Cayman Islands161:3,993538
Andorra161:5,2401,042
Norway121:428,52437,411
China121:113,943,4645,994
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

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 Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

(Spanish) One who came from Murillo de Rio de Leza, in Spain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Murilo or Murillo is a surname in Brazil and Latin-America. It means 'little wall' in Spanish (murillo).

- murilo13

Murillo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murillo is carried by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murillo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,142nd most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,591 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Murillo live; 36 percent live in South America and 25 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 38,861st most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 19,306 people.

Murillo is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is carried by 109,576 people, or 1 in 436. In Colombia it is most frequent in: Valle del Cauca Department, where 21 percent are found, Antioquia Department, where 15 percent are found and Chocó Department, where 14 percent are found. Not including Colombia this last name occurs in 94 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 23 percent are found and Honduras, where 11 percent are found.

Murillo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Murillo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 305,175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murillo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Murillo surname 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maurillo932,494/
Murrillo931,186/
Murillos93881/
Muriello93191/
Murillio9338/
Mourillo9328/
Murgillo9326/
Murilllo9310/
Muruillo934/
Muirillo934/
Murzillo933/
Muerillo933/
Murilloh931/
Murillyo931/
Murllo9218/
Mauriello888,505/
Murriello8834/
Murrillos8827/
Mourillot887/
Maurillio887/
Maurilllo882/
Maurillos881/
Murrillio881/
Morillo86130,139/
Murilla86842/
Murello86485/
Mirillo8675/
Muryllo863/
Muirllo862/
Murrllo861/
Murzllo861/
Murlo83345/
Morrillo801,337/
Moriello801,317/
Miriello80832/
Murillas80715/
Maurello80632/
Murzello80576/
Muriella80168/
Morzillo80161/
Morillio8030/
Mourello8017/
Murrello8014/
Morilllo8013/
Mirillio807/
Murgilla805/
Murrilla805/
Maurilla805/
Murzilla804/
Mourilla804/
Murillia802/
Muirello801/
Mauryllo801/
Morillyo801/
Murlla7739/
Murlot7731/
Morllo774/
Mourlo771/
Morriello75694/
Morziello7520/
Maurellio753/
Mourellos752/
Murrillas751/
Murillias751/
Mourellou751/
Morilllio751/
Morello7126,042/
Morilla7114,435/
Mourlot71329/
Murella71161/
Mirilla7178/
Mirello7124/
Meurlot7119/
Maurlod714/
Murlott711/
Maurilleau711/
Morrllo711/
Murloch710/
Murla675,552/
Morlo67523/
Maurella67172/
Morrello67163/
Mourlhou6787/
Mirlo6785/
Meurlott6751/
Moriella6737/
Morzello6733/
Morillia6712/
Morrilla6711/
Morellio6711/
Morzilla678/
Murlà678/
Murlá674/
Morrllio673/
Miraello673/
Mirrello673/
Moerello672/
Mirrilla672/
Miriella671/
Müriella671/
Morelllo671/

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Murillo Reference & Research

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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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