Murtaza Surname
Approximately 218,247 people bear this surname
Murtaza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 193,976 | 1:921 | 140 |
| Afghanistan | 9,838 | 1:3,268 | 349 |
| Bangladesh | 3,064 | 1:52,009 | 2,816 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,902 | 1:10,633 | 1,467 |
| India | 2,022 | 1:379,360 | 20,298 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,340 | 1:6,838 | 881 |
| Egypt | 1,220 | 1:75,357 | 6,848 |
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| England | 500 | 1:111,436 | 11,498 |
| United States | 414 | 1:875,505 | 66,354 |
| Romania | 325 | 1:61,778 | 7,460 |
| Canada | 209 | 1:176,295 | 17,615 |
| Kuwait | 202 | 1:18,815 | 2,493 |
| Tanzania | 199 | 1:266,038 | 21,128 |
| Turkey | 192 | 1:405,320 | 24,536 |
| Oman | 156 | 1:23,641 | 2,088 |
| Indonesia | 150 | 1:881,661 | 66,139 |
| Kazakhstan | 138 | 1:128,134 | 13,361 |
| Qatar | 131 | 1:18,000 | 1,956 |
| Bahrain | 118 | 1:11,429 | 2,102 |
| Bulgaria | 118 | 1:59,143 | 3,920 |
| Kenya | 108 | 1:427,592 | 23,179 |
| Iraq | 63 | 1:555,899 | 8,855 |
| Malaysia | 51 | 1:578,318 | 28,229 |
| Russia | 42 | 1:3,431,501 | 177,080 |
| Scotland | 40 | 1:133,845 | 8,251 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 1:542,969 | 40,072 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
The alternate forms: Mürtaza (1) are calculated separately.
Murtaza (85,637) may also be a first name.
Murtaza Demographics
Average Murtaza Salary in
United States
$49,103 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Murtaza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murtaza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Murtaza (Arabic: مرتضى, Georgian: მურთაზა, Hindi: मुर्तजा, Marathi: मुरतझा, Oriya: ମୁରତଜା, Russian: Муртаза) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Mürtaza. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Murtaza? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,536th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 33,391 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Murtaza are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Murtaza is also the 11,678th most common first name world-wide, held by 85,637 people.
Murtaza is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 193,976 people, or 1 in 921. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 67 percent are found, Sindh, where 22 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this surname is found in 65 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 5 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 1 percent are found.
Murtaza Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those bearing the Murtaza surname are 0.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.46% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Murtaza earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.71% less than the national average, earning 281,320 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.36% less than the national average, earning R 91,824 per year; in United States they earn 13.8% more than the national average, earning $49,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $54,999 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Murtaza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murtaza in the Georgian language | ||
| მურთაზა | murtaza | - |
| Murtaza in the Hindi language | ||
| मुर्तजा | murtaja | 54.94 |
| मुर्तज़ा | murtaza | 23.32 |
| मुरतजा | murataja | 11.46 |
| मुरतज़ा | murataza | 4.74 |
| मुर्तुजा | murtuja | 1.19 |
| मुर्तज़ा | murtaza | 1.19 |
| मुर्ताजा | murtaja | 0.79 |
| मुरतज़ा | murataza | 0.4 |
| मुतर्जा | mutarja | 0.4 |
| मुरताजा | murataja | 0.4 |
| मुर्तर्जा | murtarja | 0.4 |
| मुरताज | murataja | 0.4 |
| र्मुतज़ा | rmutaza | 0.4 |
| Murtaza in the Marathi language | ||
| मुरतझा | muratajha | 36.36 |
| मुरताझा | muratajha | 20 |
| मुरतजा | murataja | 16.36 |
| मुरताजा | murataja | 9.09 |
| मुरतज़ा | murataza | 5.45 |
| मुतर्ज़ा | mutarza | 5.45 |
| मुरताज | murataja | 3.64 |
| मुतरजा | mutaraja | 1.82 |
| मुतजा | mutaja | 1.82 |
| Murtaza in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁରତଜା | murataja | 22.22 |
| ମୁର୍ଜା | murja | 22.22 |
| ମୁତର୍ଜା | mutarja | 11.11 |
| ମୁରତାଜା | murataja | 11.11 |
| ମୁରତାଜ | murataja | 11.11 |
| ମୁତର୍ାଜା | mutaraja | 11.11 |
| ମୁରତୁଜା | muratuja | 11.11 |
| Murtaza in the Russian language | ||
| Муртаза | murtaza | - |
| Murtaza in the Arabic language | ||
| مرتضى | mrtdy | - |
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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
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- 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 Murtaza
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