Murj Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Murj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1961:391,74825,289
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Murj (20) may also be a first name.

Murj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murj (Hindi: मुर्ज) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murj is the 1,189,614th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Murj live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 391,748. In Iran Murj is primarily concentrated in: Alborz Province, where 57 percent live, Tehran Province, where 27 percent live and Mazandaran Province, where 12 percent live. Beside Iran this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muraj89426/
Murje8937/
Muroj8923/
Murij8919/
Maurj898/
Murej896/
Mourj891/
Muruj891/
Mutrj891/
Muraja80247/
Murraj8077/
Murayj8016/
Murhej8011/
Maurje808/
Mauraj806/
Mouraj804/
Maurej801/
Maurij801/
Meuraj801/
Mourje801/
Muuraj801/
Murgaj801/
Murije801/
Murajh801/
Mujrej801/
Muraaj801/
Murajj801/
Muhraj801/
Muraij801/
Mura75121,460/
Muri7512,099/
Mure758,564/
Mury752,579/
Murz7596/
Mirj7581/
Murè7539/
Morj7534/
Muré7531/
Murc751/
Mură751/
Mourouj73647/
Mauraja7342/
Murraij7327/
Mousrij739/
Murraja731/
Mudtraj731/
Murhaja731/
Mauraaj731/
Maurije731/
Meurije731/
Murajje731/
Mourhej731/
Murrayj730/
Moura67380,278/
Murai6770,698/
Maury6749,749/
Mauri6733,964/
Muroi6718,782/
Murry6713,044/
Mouri6712,554/
Maure6710,036/
Moure679,495/
Murid679,369/
Maura677,754/
Moury677,422/
Murei675,631/
Murch675,319/
Murer674,761/
Murha673,585/
Murza673,241/
Murri673,056/
Muraa672,728/
Murra672,656/
Murip672,489/
Muree672,431/
Murie671,873/
Muret671,849/
Murre671,821/
Murhe671,678/
Musri671,495/
Murea671,418/
Muray671,392/
Murey671,303/
Meury671,292/
Muris671,268/
Mhuri671,189/
Mhura671,021/
Muroa67984/
Murge67964/
Muriy67941/
Murzi67875/
Murez67841/
Mures67814/
Murio67799/
Mutri67655/
Muhri67610/
Muuri67476/
Murgi67391/
Muira67328/
Moraj67304/
Murit67277/
Meura67263/
Hmura67250/
Muryi67241/
Mutre67230/
Murhi67211/
Meure67198/
Mureh67164/
Muery67155/
Mured67151/
Mureu67151/
Muryy67148/
Mujri67146/
Murui67130/
Muriç67122/
Murih67102/
Mgure6797/
Mhure6794/
Muhry6793/
Murys6791/
Muere6788/
Musre6786/
Murhy6780/
Muiri6768/
Murúa6764/
Murii6761/
Musry6758/
Morij6756/
Mueri6749/
Muire6748/
Muryo6747/
Meuri6747/
Murșa6735/
Muriz6732/
Muroy6732/
Mirjh6728/
Murăș6728/
Murep6727/
Mguri6725/
Muiry6724/
Đmura6724/
Muríň6723/
Mutry6722/
Morej6721/
Murkh6720/
Moroj6719/
Mujra6718/
Mirij6718/
Mouré6718/
Mauré6716/
Muyre6715/
Maurí679/
Muruy679/
Murzy678/
Mureş677/
Muure676/
Murré675/
Muhre674/
Murze674/
Muyra673/
Mmuri673/
Muriš673/
Moruj673/
Mmure673/
Muury671/
Muyri671/
Muryh671/
Muryt671/
Mujrc671/
Muryś671/
Murùa671/
Muirí671/
Mureš671/
Mureș671/
Mirjj671/
Moorj671/
Morjj671/
Mourz670/
Maurz670/

Murj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murj in the Hindi language
मुर्जmurja50
मुरजmuraja50

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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 Murj
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