Murorua Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Murorua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Murorua Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia2261:10,6612,019
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Murorua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murorua is held by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Murorua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murorua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murorua is the 1,085,744th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. The surname Murorua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murorua live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 10,661. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Otjozondjupa Region, where 46 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 44 percent reside and Hardap Region, where 5 percent reside. Beside Namibia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murorwa8678/
Muroorwa8028/
Murerwa7112,431/
Mururwa711/
Murarwa711/
Muererwa67131/
Muraurwa6710/
Musrurwa673/
Mureerwa671/
Murherwa671/
Mirarwa5712/
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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 Murorua
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