Muro Surname
Approximately 54,476 people bear this surname
Muro Surname User-submission:
The Muro surname derived from the Italian and Spanish word muro, which means 'wall'.
Muro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 15,828 | 1:7,842 | 885 |
| Tanzania | 7,830 | 1:6,761 | 885 |
| United States | 7,461 | 1:48,580 | 5,889 |
| Japan | 6,340 | 1:20,165 | 2,262 |
| Spain | 4,653 | 1:10,048 | 1,183 |
| Peru | 3,266 | 1:9,732 | 1,385 |
| Argentina | 2,848 | 1:15,008 | 1,337 |
| Venezuela | 1,772 | 1:17,045 | 1,305 |
| Italy | 954 | 1:64,106 | 11,444 |
| Cuba | 656 | 1:17,565 | 1,161 |
| Philippines | 611 | 1:165,693 | 27,123 |
| Papua New Guinea | 493 | 1:16,539 | 1,641 |
| Brazil | 410 | 1:522,133 | 19,608 |
| France | 216 | 1:307,513 | 46,888 |
| Canada | 165 | 1:223,307 | 21,472 |
| Uruguay | 145 | 1:23,667 | 2,755 |
| Chile | 94 | 1:187,409 | 6,037 |
| Dominican Republic | 92 | 1:113,401 | 4,751 |
| Indonesia | 69 | 1:1,916,655 | 121,671 |
| Kenya | 68 | 1:679,116 | 29,805 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Albania | 41 | 1:71,075 | 8,058 |
| Russia | 39 | 1:3,695,463 | 185,353 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Solomon Islands | 31 | 1:18,711 | 3,619 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Finland | 19 | 1:289,300 | 21,660 |
| Ecuador | 18 | 1:883,658 | 13,769 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Panama | 13 | 1:300,943 | 7,078 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Azerbaijan | 10 | 1:964,912 | 14,691 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
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'.
- 340downsMuro Demographics
Average Male Muro Height
172.98 cm
Average Female Muro Height
163.45 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Muro Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muro in the Marathi language | ||
| मुरो | muro | - |
| Muro in the Hindi language | ||
| मुरो | muro | 50 |
| मूरो | muro | 50 |
| Muro in the Russian language | ||
| Муро | muro | - |
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