Murkus Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Murkus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Murkus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murkus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Murkus (Russian: Муркус) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murkus? popularity and diffusion
The last name Murkus is the 2,203,767th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. Murkus is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Murkus live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Murkus is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bauchi, where 50 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 23 percent are found and Kano, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Murkus exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent are found and Egypt, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mourkus | 92 | 5 | / |
| Muurkus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Morkus | 83 | 405 | / |
| Murkos | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mirkus | 83 | 12 | / |
| Murcus | 83 | 11 | / |
| Murkhouse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Morkous | 77 | 169 | / |
| Mourkos | 77 | 122 | / |
| Maurcus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mirkush | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mierkus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murckos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mirkuis | 77 | 0 | / |
| Muircus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mourgkos | 71 | 25 | / |
| Mourcous | 71 | 9 | / |
| Morkhaus | 71 | 3 | / |
| Morkouss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morkos | 67 | 3,250 | / |
| Morcus | 67 | 289 | / |
| Murcos | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mirkuz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Morkuś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murkuzova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moorkhouse | 63 | 2 | / |
| Morcous | 62 | 360 | / |
| Morkoss | 62 | 13 | / |
| Mourcos | 62 | 2 | / |
| Morrkos | 62 | 1 | / |
| Morckos | 62 | 1 | / |
| Morcos | 50 | 15,869 | / |
| Morqos | 50 | 5 | / |
Murkus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murkus in the Russian language | ||
| Муркус | murkus | - |
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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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- 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 Murkus
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