Muro Surname

10,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Muro Surname User-submission:

The Muro surname derived from the Italian and Spanish word muro, which means 'wall'.

Muro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico15,8281:7,842885
Tanzania7,8301:6,761885
United States7,4611:48,5805,889
Japan6,3401:20,1652,262
Spain4,6531:10,0481,183
Peru3,2661:9,7321,385
Argentina2,8481:15,0081,337
Venezuela1,7721:17,0451,305
Italy9541:64,10611,444
Cuba6561:17,5651,161
Philippines6111:165,69327,123
Papua New Guinea4931:16,5391,641
Brazil4101:522,13319,608
France2161:307,51346,888
Canada1651:223,30721,472
Uruguay1451:23,6672,755
Chile941:187,4096,037
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Indonesia691:1,916,655121,671
Kenya681:679,11629,805
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Albania411:71,0758,058
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
England351:1,591,94567,242
Solomon Islands311:18,7113,619
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Finland191:289,30021,660
Ecuador181:883,65813,769
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Panama131:300,9437,078
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Azerbaijan101:964,91214,691
India81:95,883,173728,828
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Muró (21) & Murò (17) are calculated separately.

Muro (1,034) may also be a first name.

Muro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Muro surname derived from the Italian and Spanish word muro, which means 'wall'.

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Muro Last Name Facts

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

Muro (Hindi: मुरो, Marathi: मुरो, Russian: Муро) is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Muró or Murò. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muro is the 10,330th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 133,775 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Muro reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 249,427th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 1,034 people.

It is most numerous in Mexico, where it is borne by 15,828 people, or 1 in 7,842. In Mexico it is most common in: Jalisco, where 20 percent live, Zacatecas, where 18 percent live and Aguascalientes, where 7 percent live. Besides Mexico Muro occurs in 86 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Muro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Muro has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 31,088 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 875 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Muro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Muro last name are 4.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.97% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Muro earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 31.83% more than the national average, earning €39,588 per year; in Peru they earn 15.88% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,464 per year; in United States they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning $41,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.88% less than the national average, earning $44,278 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muró9221/
Murò9217/
Mauro8956,388/
Muroi8918,782/
Mouro896,219/
Murro893,219/
Murgo892,825/
Murod892,424/
Muros892,420/
Muroa89984/
Murzo89333/
Murot89325/
Muroh89304/
Muroň89304/
Meuro89247/
Musro8985/
Murou8964/
Muero8958/
Murop8956/
Muruo8942/
Muroz8940/
Muroy8932/
Mutro8931/
Muuro8927/
Muroj8923/
Muiro8923/
Muroo8915/
Muhro899/
Murho896/
Mhuro893/
Hmuro893/
Mujro892/
Mourot803,881/
Mourou802,407/
Mauroy801,059/
Meurou80461/
Murgoi80300/
Mourro80274/
Meurot80181/
Mauroo80162/
Mmuroa80158/
Mouroz80128/
Murroh80126/
Mauros80116/
Mahuro8085/
Mouros8070/
Maurou8069/
Musrod8066/
Murzho8059/
Mauroi8055/
Muruop8045/
Murohy8035/
Maurro8034/
Murros8031/
Maurot8029/
Mutroo8027/
Muroux8022/
Muiroh8019/
Muroch8017/
Murrod8015/
Mauroh8010/
Murohe8010/
Muhroz809/
Murois807/
Murgou807/
Mouroa805/
Muroud804/
Murroy803/
Mauroa803/
Murgoh803/
Mouroi802/
Mourod802/
Murood802/
Muroip801/
Maurod801/
Mauruo801/
Mhauro801/
Murhod801/
Murodz801/
Muroop801/
Murost801/
Murrou801/
Musroo801/
Muiroy801/
Muiroz801/
Mouroy801/
Mourgo801/
Mutros801/
Mgouro801/
Murosh801/
Muuros801/
Murgoo800/
Maurop800/
Muroth800/
Moro75135,235/
Mura75121,460/
Miro7543,834/
Móro7549/
Murà751/
Mură751/
Mauroux73796/
Mouroux73671/
Mauroit73184/
Maurois73162/
Mourroz7363/
Mourros7343/
Mourgou7339/
Meurois7326/
Maurout7320/
Meuross7317/
Murhoch7317/
Mourrou7313/
Muraova734/
Mourouh734/
Maurroo733/
Mourhou733/
Mautrot732/
Mauroos731/
Mausroy731/
Mourroy731/
Mutross731/
Moutrou731/
Moutroy731/
Mouroud731/
Mourzou731/
Meutrot731/
Muraová731/
Murhoha731/
D'Mauro731/
Maurous731/
Muirouh731/
Mauross730/
Murad67454,946/
Moura67380,278/
Murah6755,012/
Murat6750,593/
Morou6729,930/
Murga6726,487/
Murau6712,462/
Maura677,754/
Muradowa677,242/
Moroi675,388/
Morro674,933/
Muras674,067/
Mirro673,690/
Murha673,585/
Murza673,241/
Muraa672,728/
Murra672,656/
Moroy671,361/
Miroo671,072/
Mhura671,021/
Mhoro671,014/
Moroa67692/
Mutra67621/
Miero67592/
Muraz67565/
Miroi67540/
Mmoro67415/
Moroo67380/
Miroy67379/
Muroňová67329/
Muira67328/
Miroh67316/
Muura67288/
Morzo67270/
Meura67263/
Hmura67250/
Muhra67211/
Muráň67199/
Musra67198/
Muráňová67163/
Mureu67151/
Moruo67149/
Mouraova67135/
Mhiro67130/
Murap6773/
Mooro6770/
'Moro6751/
Murșa6735/
Mourroux6728/
Murăș6728/
Hmiro6725/
Đmura6724/
Moroň6724/
Morho6724/
Muera6722/
Moroj6719/
Mujra6718/
Mouthrop6714/
Muraňová6714/
Muratowa6710/
Mourouth679/
Mmiro678/
Mirho675/
Muraň674/
Muraś674/
Miruo674/
Muyra673/
Mgura673/
Murahova673/
Moero673/
Maurhoss671/
Mourhous671/
Moutrouh671/
Mihro671/
Muráh671/
Maurouts671/
Mauró671/
Mourrout671/
Mourhoud671/
Murás671/
Muraß671/
Muraï671/
Muraňova671/
Muraş671/
Miroș671/
D'Mauros671/
Hmoro671/
Muthroth670/
Moutross670/

Muro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muro in the Marathi language
मुरोmuro-
Muro in the Hindi language
मुरोmuro50
मूरोmuro50
Muro in the Russian language
Муроmuro-

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