Murosaki Surname

361,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Murosaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murosaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan9601:133,1717,112
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Murosaki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murosaki (Russian: Муросаки) is most common in Japan. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Murosaki.

How Common Is The Last Name Murosaki? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 361,170th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,273,000 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Murosaki live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 960 people, or 1 in 133,171. In Japan Murosaki is mostly found in: Toyama Prefecture, where 21 percent are found, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 20 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Besides Japan it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murasaki885,128/
Murosaka88168/
Murozaki8824/
Murusaki884/
Mourousakis845/
Murasakio8254/
Murassaki8235/
Murasaka75332/
Mirasaki7535/
Murozoki7528/
Muruzaki753/
Morozaki752/
Murazeki752/
Murasheki712/
Murezeki633/
Morasaka631/
Maurasaca591/
Mirashaqi591/

Murosaki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murosaki in the Russian language
Муросакиmurosaki-

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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
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  • 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 Murosaki
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