Murteza Surname

495,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Murteza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murteza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4141:187,97414,052
Pakistan1311:1,363,69415,455
Romania341:590,52642,844
India291:26,450,530346,896
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
North Macedonia121:175,12312,543
Albania91:323,78416,217
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Mürteza (3) are calculated separately.

Murteza (353) may also be a first name.

Murteza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murteza (Marathi: मुरतेझा, Oriya: ମୁେର୍ଜା) is most common in Turkey. It may be found in the variant forms: Mürteza. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murteza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murteza is the 495,560th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,942,261 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Murteza reside; 47 percent reside in West Asia and 47 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 463,770th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 353 people.

This last name is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 414 people, or 1 in 187,974. In Turkey Murteza is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 52 percent reside, Giresun Province, where 13 percent reside and Kayseri Province, where 11 percent reside. Not including Turkey this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 20 percent reside and Romania, where 5 percent reside.

Murteza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Murteza surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Murteza earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.82% less than the national average, earning $37,616 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Murteza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murteza in the Marathi language
मुरतेझाmuratejha-
Murteza in the Oriya language
ମୁେର୍ଜାmuerja50
ମୁରେତଜାmuretaja50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murteza
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