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 is found most in Japan. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Murou are found; 86 percent are found in East Asia and 86 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Murou is also the 1,308,380th most widespread first name globally, borne by 57 people.
This surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 2,324,442. In Japan Murou is mostly concentrated in: Toyama Prefecture, where 91 percent live, Gunma Prefecture, where 7 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 2 percent live. Apart from Japan this surname exists in one country. It also occurs 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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