Muroto Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muroto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muroto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan191:6,728,64742,320
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muroto (114) may also be a first name.

Muroto Last Name Facts

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

Muroto occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muroto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muroto is the 2,661,929th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Muroto is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Muroto are found; 36 percent are found in East Asia and 36 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Muroto is also the 877,214th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 114 people.

This last name is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 6,728,647. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Gifu Prefecture, where 89 percent are found, Aichi Prefecture, where 5 percent are found and Ishikawa Prefecture, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Japan Muroto is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent are found and Indonesia, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murotho92419/
Murotto9211/
Muhroto924/
Muruoto921/
Mouroto921/
Maurotto8638/
Mourotoh861/
Murota8310,816/
Moroto831,737/
Murato83742/
Miroto83154/
Muruto8326/
Mureto832/
Mourato773,718/
Mauruto7792/
Muretto7781/
Mirotto7780/
Morotto7768/
Murutop7758/
Muratto7731/
Mirotoi7730/
Morotho7724/
Morroto7719/
Muratot7715/
Murotah7711/
Moureto777/
Mooroto776/
Muratoj774/
Muratoa773/
Maurato773/
Muratou773/
Morotoa771/
Murruto771/
Morotoh771/
Muroita771/
Moroito771/
Meurato771/
Muratod771/
Maurutto71592/
Mouratos7197/
Mauretto7177/
Morrotto7136/
Mouratou7136/
Mirrotto7132/
Mourouta711/
Morottou711/
Murata67220,312/
Morota677,291/
Mirota67566/
Muruta67242/
Mureta67225/
Moruto6711/
Mireto674/
Mourettou671/
Morotó671/

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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 Muroto
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