Murir Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Murir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Murir (29) may also be a first name.

Murir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murir (Hindi: मुरीर्, Russian: Мурир) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Murir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murir is the 3,323,005th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Murir are found; 83 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 83 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Murir is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name globally, held by 29 people.

It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea Murir is most numerous in: Madang, where 91 percent reside, East New Britain, where 5 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

Murir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Murir has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murire91654/
Murier91208/
Murgir9130/
Murair919/
Maurir914/
Mourir913/
Murirt913/
Muruir911/
Murrir911/
Mourier834,198/
Maurier83984/
Mourhir83274/
Muraire83155/
Meurier83129/
Mureire837/
Maurire832/
Murgair832/
Maurair831/
Mousrir831/
Muhrier830/
Murrier830/
Murer804,761/
Morir80246/
Mirir8027/
Mourrier77148/
Mouraire7730/
Meurrier7728/
Moureire771/
Maurer73101,523/
Meurer7322,073/
Morier732,200/
Mourer731,452/
Murrer73509/
Murere73446/
Muhrer73258/
Morhir73137/
Murger7397/
Mauryr7391/
Moreir7345/
Muerer7332/
Morrir7313/
Mirrir737/
Muurer732/
Mirier732/
Mgurer732/
Mureer731/
Mierir731/
Murzyr731/
Murayr731/
Morair730/
Muirer730/
Morrier67980/
Morzier6764/
Meurger6762/
Maurere6746/
Muehrer6728/
Mourere6711/
Meurrer676/
Mureere675/
Moreirz673/
Maurrer673/
Maureer672/
Meurere671/
Maurajr671/
Maurerr671/
Muerrer671/
Meureur671/
Muiruir671/
Mourrer670/
Morhier670/
Meuhrer670/

Murir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murir in the Hindi language
मुरीर्murir50
मुरीरmurira33.33
मुरिरmurira16.67
Murir in the Russian language
Мурирmurir-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murir
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