Murima Surname

56,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Murima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique6,1801:4,4111,010
Zimbabwe1,6591:9,3061,153
Kenya7291:63,3476,154
Nigeria1201:1,476,19056,575
Indonesia751:1,763,323114,023
Botswana441:49,7039,263
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
India101:76,706,538639,611
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Murima (377) may also be a first name.

Murima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murima (Hindi: मुरिमा, Marathi: मुरीया) is carried by more people in Mozambique than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murima? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 56,938th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 819,009 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Murima are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 446,783rd most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 377 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Mozambique, where it is carried by 6,180 people, or 1 in 4,411. Barring Mozambique this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.

Murima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Murima last name is chiefly Christian (94%) in Kenya.

Murima earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murhima92124/
Mourima92110/
Muhrima9228/
Mutrima9210/
Muraima926/
Mujrima924/
Musrima924/
Maurima924/
Murimau921/
Murimas921/
Muirima921/
Murimad921/
Muhrimah8667/
Muurimaa8614/
Maurisma869/
Mourimma861/
Maurimat861/
Muraimma861/
Musrimah861/
Moureima861/
Murimi8342,932/
Murema83773/
Murimo83399/
Muruma83309/
Morima83280/
Murime8364/
Mirima8342/
Murimy831/
Murumaa77220/
Moraima7751/
Muirimi7747/
Muraimo7734/
Mirhima7727/
Morimai7723/
Murhema7721/
Mureema774/
Murumah774/
Mourime774/
Mutrimo773/
Mourimi773/
Muremaa773/
Muremma773/
Mirimai772/
Murayma771/
Maurema771/
Miraima771/
Mirimma771/
Murumha771/
Murimih771/
Murumma771/
Murimey771/
Murimet771/
Murhuma771/
Moroima771/
Mourimo771/
Moutrimi71107/
Muraimoh716/
Maurisme713/
Mouraimi712/
Mihrimah711/
Murreema711/
Murremma711/
Morema674,551/
Muremi671,379/
Mirimo671,327/
Morimi67161/
Morimo6754/
Mirema6723/
Mauresmau6710/
Mureme678/
Morime675/
Muremo675/
Murumo673/
Mirjma671/
Miruma671/
Murîmi671/
Murymi671/
Morimã671/

Murima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murima in the Hindi language
मुरिमाmurima-
Murima in the Marathi language
मुरीयाmuriya-

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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
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  • 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 Murima
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