Murtaja Surname

73,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Palestine

Murtaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murtaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,1311:185,68511,304
Palestine1,6681:2,727579
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Lebanon991:56,9404,461
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
United Arab Emirates591:155,29311,666
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Jordan111:803,85814,945
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Murtaja (14,585) may also be a first name.

Murtaja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murtaja (Arabic: مرتجى, Bengali: মূর্তজা, Hindi: मुर्तजा, Marathi: मुतर्ज, Oriya: ମୁତର୍ଜା) is found most frequently in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murtaja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murtaja is the 73,397th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,086,396 people. The surname Murtaja occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Murtaja reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Murtaja is also the 47,319th most common first name world-wide, held by 14,585 people.

The surname Murtaja is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 4,131 people, or 1 in 185,685. In India it is most common in: Bihar, where 46 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 41 percent live and West Bengal, where 4 percent live. Other than India this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 25 percent live and Bangladesh, where 5 percent live.

Murtaja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Murtaja surname is primarily Sunni (96%) in Lebanon.

Murtaja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.59% less than the national average, earning R 91,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murttaja9368/
Mourtaja9314/
Murthaja9313/
Murtaaja9310/
Muurtaja931/
Murrtaja931/
Murtajaa931/
Murtaj92414/
Murtaa9224/
Murthajaa881/
Murtuja866,220/
Mortaja86329/
Murtaji86309/
Mourtaj86137/
Murteja86134/
Murtoja8673/
Murtija8643/
Murtaya8630/
Murtaia8613/
Murtajo866/
Murtaju861/
Murttaj861/
Mourtaa861/
Muhrtaj861/
Murta837,007/
Mourtaji80445/
Murthuja80122/
Murttuja80105/
Murtijah8077/
Morttaja8066/
Murtaiah8051/
Murtteja8028/
Murtooja8014/
Murttoja8011/
Muurtuja806/
Murtujaa806/
Murthija804/
Mourtuja801/
Murrtuja801/
Mutrtuja801/
Murtgeja801/
Murthoja801/
Murtouja801/
Murttaya801/
Murtaiha801/
Murtheja801/
Murthaya801/
Murtha775,513/
Murtuj77217/
Mourta7760/
Murtej7732/
Murtai7713/
Mortaj777/
Murtta776/
Maurta776/
Mortaa776/
Murtoj775/
Murtay775/
Murtae774/
Murtij773/
Murtau772/
Meurta771/
Murhta771/
Muyrta771/
Murthaiah756/
Murthujaa754/
Muurthuja751/
Murhthuja751/
Murteejaa751/
Mortuja712,588/
Mortaji712,391/
Mortoja71710/
Murtoji71169/
Murtiya71146/
Murtoha7178/
Murtejo7157/
Mortaia7127/
Murtawe7114/
Mortaya7113/
Murthay7113/
Morteja7110/
Murtuji7110/
Murtaiz719/
Murtijo718/
Murtojo716/
Morthaa715/
Murtais715/
Murtiji715/
Murttuj712/
Maurtha712/
Mourtha711/
Murthej711/
Murthoj711/
Murtuia711/
Murtujo711/
Mourtai711/
Mourtay711/
Mortajy711/
Murteia711/
Murttha710/
Murthea710/
Murti6749,958/
Morta677,039/
Murty676,196/
Murte67725/
Murtiyah67194/
Morttuja6726/
Murtiyas6712/
Mourteji6710/
Murté675/
Murteiah674/
Mortteja674/
Murtauth672/
Morttoja671/
Murthiya671/
Murttuya671/
Mortuuja671/
Murtauyh670/

Murtaja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murtaja in the Bengali language
মূর্তজাmurtaja-
Murtaja in the Hindi language
मुर्तजाmurtaja75.83
मुरतजाmurataja21.24
मूर्तजाmurtaja1.52
मूरतजाmurataja0.42
मुर्ताजाmurtaja0.32
मु्र्तजाmurtaja0.3
मुर्तुजाmurtuja0.1
मुरताजाmurataja0.09
मु्रतजाmurataja0.02
मुर्तजा़murtaja0.02
मूर्ताजाmurtaja0.02
मोमुर्तजाmomurtaja0.02
मूुर्तजाmuurtaja0.01
मुऱ्तजाmurtaja0.01
्मुर्तजाmurtaja0.01
़मुरतजाmurataja0.01
मुर्तिजाmurtija0.01
मुरतुजाmuratuja0.01
Murtaja in the Oriya language
ମୁତର୍ଜାmutarja46.15
ମୁତର୍ାଜାmutaraja23.08
ମୁରତାଜାmurataja15.38
ମୁରତଜାmurataja7.69
ମୂର୍ଜାmurja7.69
Murtaja in the Marathi language
मुतर्जmutarja26.54
मुरतजाmurataja24.62
मुतर्जाmutarja19.23
मूतर्जाmutarja16.15
मुरताजाmurataja5.77
मूरतजाmurataja2.69
मुतजाmutaja1.54
मुतीजाmutija0.38
समूतर्जाsamutarja0.38
मूतजाmutaja0.38
मुतर्झाmutarjha0.38
समुतर्जsamutarja0.38
मुतजmutaja0.38
मूरताजाmurataja0.38
Murtaja in the Arabic language
مرتجىmrtjy-

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