Murtu Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Murtu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murtu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India181:42,614,743461,117
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Murtu (1,835) may also be a first name.

Murtu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murtu (Hindi: मुरतु, Marathi: मुतुर्, Russian: Мурту) is found most in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Murtu.

How Common Is The Last Name Murtu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Murtu live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Murtu is also the 178,073rd most numerous first name in the world, held by 1,835 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India Murtu is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 39 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 33 percent reside and Bihar, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account India this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 4 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murtuj91217/
Murtou91189/
Murtuz9136/
Murthu9122/
Murtus914/
Murtau912/
Murtui912/
Murtgu911/
Maurtu911/
Murtup911/
Mourtou83177/
Murttuj832/
Muiretu831/
Murttou831/
Murthuy831/
Murthui831/
Mortu80833/
Mirtu804/
Mourtoux7784/
Murtauth772/
Mourthou771/
Mortou7338/
Murtoo7318/
Mortuj735/
Mortau734/
Morteu733/
Morthu733/
Morrtu732/
Mirtau731/
Murtoe730/
Murthoo6711/
Morthui671/

Murtu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murtu in the Marathi language
मुतुर्mutur-
Murtu in the Hindi language
मुरतुmuratu27.27
मूरतुmuratu27.27
मुरतूmuratu18.18
मुरटूmuratu9.09
मुर्तूmurtu9.09
मुर्तुmurtu9.09
Murtu in the Russian language
Муртуmurtu-

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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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  • 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 Murtu
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