Murtata Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Murtata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murtata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Murtata (18) may also be a first name.

Murtata Last Name Facts

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

Murtata is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Murtata click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murtata? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Murtata reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name internationally, held by 18 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 33 percent live, Kano, where 33 percent live and Sokoto, where 33 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 17 percent live and Pakistan, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murtatha9312/
Mourtatha884/
Murtati86443/
Murtota864/
Murtate861/
Murttati801/
Murthota801/
Muurtati801/
Murtoti71369/
Mortato71146/
Mortate71138/
Murtoto7117/
Murtote713/
Mortota711/
Mortatti67146/
Murthoti6785/
Murtotti6714/
Murthoty677/
Morttati676/
Mortatho675/
Moortati674/
Mortathe674/
Mortatto673/
Morthate673/
Murtothi671/
Morthota671/
Moorthota6338/
Murthotti634/
Murthotte631/
Mortoti57722/
Mirtoto576/
Mirteto575/
Morthoti535/
Mortothi534/
Mortotti532/
Moortoti531/
Moorthoti5014/
Moorthoty505/

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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 Murtata
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