Murnu Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Murnu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murnu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2321:3,306,31695,935
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Murnu Last Name Facts

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

Murnu (Marathi: मुराणु, Oriya: ମୁଣୁର୍) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murnu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,035,555th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Murnu reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Murnu is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 3,306,316. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 61 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 16 percent reside and Assam, where 13 percent reside. Besides India it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Murnu Last Name Statistics demography

Murnu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murnau9113/
Murnnu9111/
Muurnu911/
Murrnu911/
Mournou8340/
Meurnnu831/
Mornu8083/
Mournaud7762/
Mornau7319/
Mirnau731/
Miernau6725/

Murnu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murnu in the Oriya language
ମୁଣୁର୍munur-
Murnu in the Marathi language
मुराणुmuranu-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Murnu
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