Murou Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Murou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 55 | 1:2,324,442 | 29,670 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
Murou (57) may also be a first name.
Murou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murou has its highest incidence in Japan. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Murou reside; 86 percent reside in East Asia and 86 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 57 people.
The last name Murou is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 2,324,442. In Japan Murou is primarily found in: Toyama Prefecture, where 91 percent live, Gunma Prefecture, where 7 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Japan it exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.
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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 Murou
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