Murota Surname

47,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan9,4561:13,5201,708
Zimbabwe1,1991:12,8761,737
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Murota (18) may also be a first name.

Murota Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murota is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Murota click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murota? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 47,769th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 673,775 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Murota live; 88 percent live in East Asia and 87 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most common forename globally It is held by 18 people.

This last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 9,456 people, or 1 in 13,520. In Japan it is most numerous in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent reside and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Japan it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 1 percent reside.

Murota Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Murota last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Murota earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 30.73% less than the national average, earning $29,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning $49,586 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murotah9211/
Muroita921/
Mourouta861/
Murata83220,312/
Morota837,291/
Mirota83566/
Muruta83242/
Mureta83225/
Muroti83111/
Murote8380/
Muroto8353/
Murataj773,555/
Murotho77419/
Muratha77403/
Mirotta77211/
Muretta77210/
Maureta77104/
Murotti7768/
Mirotha7764/
Muratta7760/
Murasta7759/
Murataz7742/
Mourata7741/
Morotta7737/
Moroita7737/
Murhata7730/
Morotai7730/
Muratas7730/
Mirouta7716/
Morotha7716/
Muratot7715/
Muratay7713/
Murotto7711/
Murotie7710/
Murothi777/
Muhroto774/
Muratah774/
Muratoa773/
Murhoti773/
Mutroti773/
Murutau773/
Murzata773/
Murutai772/
Murreta772/
Muratai772/
Maurata771/
Mhuruta771/
Morotoa771/
Mouroto771/
Muurata771/
Muratga771/
Murguta771/
Muraata771/
Muruoto771/
Muruuta771/
Muroiti771/
Mureeta771/
Murataa771/
Muratau771/
Muretha771/
Mirotaj771/
Murahata71724/
Murataja71627/
Murataya71295/
Mourouti71114/
Maurotto7138/
Muratajh7124/
Morrotta7121/
Muratağa7120/
Mauretta7115/
Murgotti718/
Muruthai718/
Murzatay716/
Mourotte715/
Mouratai714/
Murzatai713/
Murgooty713/
Murhutta712/
Muiretta712/
Mourgata712/
Mautrote712/
Maurotti712/
Murathat712/
Muroothy712/
Mauratta711/
Miroutha711/
Musratha711/
Murutaja711/
Mouratay711/
Murataph711/
Murathay711/
Mourotoh711/
Murrataj711/
Maurataj711/
Murati6716,656/
Morata6714,552/
Morote674,285/
Moroto671,737/
Murate671,399/
Murato67742/
Mirata67736/
Moroti67529/
Mouroutis67214/
Murgoitio67204/
Muruti67186/
Miroto67154/
Mooroteea6780/
Moruta6776/
Muráti6744/
Muruto6726/
Muraty6716/
Murute6714/
Moroty678/
Murrataja676/
Mireta675/
Muruty673/
Muratj672/
Mureto672/
M'Muratha672/
Murathaya671/
Murattaja671/
Murgottio671/
Morotó671/
Mouroutti671/
Moroté671/
Muratthat671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murota
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