Murkus Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

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

Murkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourkus925/
Muurkus921/
Morkus83405/
Murkos8313/
Mirkus8312/
Murcus8311/
Murkhouse801/
Morkous77169/
Mourkos77122/
Maurcus772/
Mirkush771/
Mierkus771/
Murckos771/
Mirkuis770/
Muircus770/
Mourgkos7125/
Mourcous719/
Morkhaus713/
Morkouss711/
Morkos673,250/
Morcus67289/
Murcos6714/
Mirkuz674/
Morkuś671/
Murkuzova671/
Moorkhouse632/
Morcous62360/
Morkoss6213/
Mourcos622/
Morrkos621/
Morckos621/
Morcos5015,869/
Morqos505/

Murkus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murkus in the Russian language
Муркусmurkus-

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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 Murkus
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