Muriya Surname
Approximately 938 people bear this surname
Muriya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 627 | 1:27,303 | 4,104 |
| India | 164 | 1:4,677,228 | 120,006 |
| Zimbabwe | 109 | 1:141,635 | 18,305 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Muriya (1,152) may also be a first name.
Muriya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muriya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muriya (Hindi: मुरिया, Marathi: मुरीया, Oriya: ମୁରିୟା, Russian: Мурия) is found most in Malawi. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muriya? popularity and diffusion
Muriya is the 380,259th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,769,239 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Muriya are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Muriya is also the 234,402nd most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 1,152 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 627 people, or 1 in 27,303. Aside from Malawi Muriya occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muriya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muriya in the Marathi language | ||
| मुरीया | muriya | 88.24 |
| मुिरया | muiraya | 5.88 |
| मयुरी | mayuri | 5.88 |
| Muriya in the Hindi language | ||
| मुरिया | muriya | 70.53 |
| मूरिया | muriya | 12.08 |
| मौर्या | maurya | 6.28 |
| मौर्य | maurya | 4.83 |
| मुरीया | muriya | 3.38 |
| मोर्या | morya | 0.97 |
| मुरईया | mura'iya | 0.48 |
| मुरिय | muriya | 0.48 |
| मैर्या | mairya | 0.48 |
| मुरारी | murari | 0.48 |
| Muriya in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁରିୟା | muriya | 33.33 |
| ମୁରିଆ | muri'a | 33.33 |
| ମୂରିଆ | muri'a | 16.67 |
| ମୁରୀୟା | muriya | 16.67 |
| Muriya in the Russian language | ||
| Мурия | muria | - |
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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 Muriya
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