Muru Surname
Approximately 3,681 people bear this surname
Muru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 623 | 1:98,165 | 16,799 |
| India | 550 | 1:1,394,664 | 53,644 |
| Papua New Guinea | 405 | 1:20,133 | 2,120 |
| Estonia | 353 | 1:3,744 | 310 |
| Indonesia | 325 | 1:406,921 | 34,419 |
| Kenya | 209 | 1:220,956 | 15,674 |
| Nigeria | 179 | 1:989,624 | 41,927 |
| Tanzania | 142 | 1:372,828 | 27,176 |
| Singapore | 133 | 1:41,411 | 1,573 |
| New Zealand | 129 | 1:35,103 | 6,033 |
| South Africa | 114 | 1:475,243 | 39,351 |
| Spain | 74 | 1:631,784 | 28,875 |
| Uganda | 58 | 1:673,091 | 34,310 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Romania | 34 | 1:590,526 | 42,844 |
| Turkey | 30 | 1:2,594,047 | 79,854 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
The alternate forms: Murú (4) & Mürü (1) are calculated separately.
Muru (2,232) may also be a first name.
Muru Demographics
Muru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Muru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muru (Hindi: मुरू, Marathi: मुरु, Oriya: ମୁରୁ, Russian: Муру) occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Murú or Mürü. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 123,915th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,979,773 people. Muru occurs predominantly in Europe, where 33 percent of Muru live; 19 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 17 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 158,184th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,232 people.
This surname is most common in Italy, where it is held by 623 people, or 1 in 98,165. In Italy Muru is primarily concentrated in: Sardinia, where 92 percent reside, Lazio, where 5 percent reside and Lombardy, where 1 percent reside. Beside Italy this last name is found in 50 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.
Muru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Muru last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Muru earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 32.45% less than the national average, earning €20,286 per year; in South Africa they earn 67.78% less than the national average, earning R 76,572 per year; in United States they earn 57.65% more than the national average, earning $68,026 USD per year and in Canada they earn 70.93% more than the national average, earning $84,922 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muru in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁରୁ | muru | 84.21 |
| ମୁ୍ମୁର୍ | mumur | 5.26 |
| ମୁରୂ | muru | 5.26 |
| ନୁରୀ | nuri | 5.26 |
| Muru in the Marathi language | ||
| मुरु | muru | 76.92 |
| मुरू | muru | 19.23 |
| मूरू | muru | 3.85 |
| Muru in the Hindi language | ||
| मुरू | muru | 50 |
| मुरु | muru | 35 |
| मूरु | muru | 10 |
| मूरू | muru | 5 |
| Muru in the Russian language | ||
| Муру | muru | - |
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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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- 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 Muru
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