Murtaza Surname

2,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Murtaza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murtaza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan193,9761:921140
Afghanistan9,8381:3,268349
Bangladesh3,0641:52,0092,816
Saudi Arabia2,9021:10,6331,467
India2,0221:379,36020,298
United Arab Emirates1,3401:6,838881
Egypt1,2201:75,3576,848
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
England5001:111,43611,498
United States4141:875,50566,354
Romania3251:61,7787,460
Canada2091:176,29517,615
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
Tanzania1991:266,03821,128
Turkey1921:405,32024,536
Oman1561:23,6412,088
Indonesia1501:881,66166,139
Kazakhstan1381:128,13413,361
Qatar1311:18,0001,956
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Bulgaria1181:59,1433,920
Kenya1081:427,59223,179
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Malaysia511:578,31828,229
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Australia311:870,82953,581
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Norway161:321,39331,311
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Wales91:343,83718,086
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
China51:273,464,31313,838
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

The alternate forms: Mürtaza (1) are calculated separately.

Murtaza (85,637) may also be a first name.

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murtaza in the Georgian language
მურთაზაmurtaza-
Murtaza in the Hindi language
मुर्तजाmurtaja54.94
मुर्तज़ाmurtaza23.32
मुरतजाmurataja11.46
मुरतज़ाmurataza4.74
मुर्तुजाmurtuja1.19
मुर्तज़ाmurtaza1.19
मुर्ताजाmurtaja0.79
मुरतज़ाmurataza0.4
मुतर्जाmutarja0.4
मुरताजाmurataja0.4
मुर्तर्जाmurtarja0.4
मुरताजmurataja0.4
र्मुतज़ाrmutaza0.4
Murtaza in the Marathi language
मुरतझाmuratajha36.36
मुरताझाmuratajha20
मुरतजाmurataja16.36
मुरताजाmurataja9.09
मुरतज़ाmurataza5.45
मुतर्ज़ाmutarza5.45
मुरताजmurataja3.64
मुतरजाmutaraja1.82
मुतजाmutaja1.82
Murtaza in the Oriya language
ମୁରତଜାmurataja22.22
ମୁର୍ଜାmurja22.22
ମୁତର୍ଜାmutarja11.11
ମୁରତାଜାmurataja11.11
ମୁରତାଜmurataja11.11
ମୁତର୍ାଜାmutaraja11.11
ମୁରତୁଜାmuratuja11.11
Murtaza in the Russian language
Муртазаmurtaza-
Murtaza in the Arabic language
مرتضىmrtdy-

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