Muroo Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Muroo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Muroo (55) may also be a first name.
Muroo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muroo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muroo (Hindi: मुरू) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muroo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Muroo is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Muroo reside; 60 percent reside in East Asia and 60 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Muroo is also the 1,336,256th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 55 people.
The last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 14,204,921. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Chiba Prefecture, where 11 percent reside, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 11 percent reside and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 11 percent reside. Besides Japan it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 27 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muroo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muroo in the Hindi language | ||
| मुरू | muru | - |
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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 Muroo
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