Muritala Surname

10,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Muritala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muritala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria55,4081:3,197436
United States311:11,692,224454,091
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India51:153,413,076951,030
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Muritala (53,414) may also be a first name.

Muritala Last Name Facts

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

Muritala is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muritala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,143rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 131,286 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muritala are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Muritala is also the 17,487th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 53,414 people.

The last name Muritala is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 55,408 people, or 1 in 3,197. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 30 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Kwara, where 13 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Muritala occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Muritala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Muritala last name is predominantly Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Muritala last name are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.67% registered with the political party.

Muritala earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

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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 Muritala
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