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
The surname Murkus (Russian: Муркус) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Murkus? popularity and diffusion
Murkus is the 2,203,767th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Murkus are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bauchi, where 50 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 23 percent reside and Kano, where 23 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent reside and Egypt, where 5 percent reside.
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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