Mursal Surname

13,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Mursal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mursal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia29,5071:45655
Sudan5,8801:6,379935
Kenya4,2551:10,8531,372
Indonesia8571:154,31615,099
Somaliland4631:7,560528
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
India2741:2,799,50986,005
Iran2291:335,29522,813
Turkey1951:399,08424,271
Pakistan1221:1,464,29416,074
Afghanistan991:324,7805,021
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Kazakhstan871:203,24718,833
Tanzania651:814,48642,828
England391:1,428,66862,556
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Norway101:514,22941,629
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Mürsal (4) are calculated separately.

Mursal (67,193) may also be a first name.

Mursal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mursal (Arabic: مرسلّا, Georgian: მურსალ, Hindi: मुरसल, Marathi: मुसर्ल, Russian: Мурсал) is more frequently found in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Mürsal. For other potential spellings of Mursal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mursal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,097th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 170,341 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Mursal are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 14,377th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 67,193 people.

The last name Mursal is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is held by 29,507 people, or 1 in 456. Besides Somalia Mursal exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 10 percent reside.

Mursal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mursal last name is principally Muslim (96%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Mursal surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mursal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 31.04% less than the national average, earning 238,672 kr per year; in United States they earn 25.55% less than the national average, earning $32,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.88% less than the national average, earning $36,326 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mürsal944/
Moursal926,947/
Mursall9232/
Mursial9231/
Mursale9220/
Muirsal9219/
Murshal924/
Mursaal923/
Murssal923/
Muursal921/
Mursalh921/
Moursale864/
Mourssal863/
Moursall862/
Maurshal861/
Murschal861/
Morsal836,823/
Mirsal83293/
Murzal83125/
Murjal8377/
Murcal8332/
Mursol831/
Mursalova801,156/
Murschall8080/
Maurshall802/
Murcall77360/
Morssal77200/
Murszał7710/
Mirsaal772/
Mirsahl771/
Mirssal771/
Murzale771/
Mourjal771/
Mirsall770/
Moursalova752/
Murrsalova751/
Murchale712/
Murchall712/
Mirshall711/
Murjahal711/
Morshall711/
Miershal710/
Miersahl710/
Mürsalova674,827/
Mirzal67271/
Morzal673/
Morsol673/
Mirsol672/
Moerschal670/

Mursal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mursal in the Georgian language
მურსალmursal-
Mursal in the Hindi language
मुरसलmurasala90.91
मुर्सलmursala9.09
Mursal in the Marathi language
मुसर्लmusarla74.13
मुरसलmurasala11.36
मूसर्लmusarla7.57
मुसmusa2.52
मुुसर्लmuusarla0.63
मुरसालmurasala0.63
मुसलmusala0.63
मुरसळmurasala0.63
Mursal in the Russian language
Мурсалmursal-
Mursal in the Arabic language
مرسلّاmrsla-
مرسلاmrsla-

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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 Mursal
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