Murua Surname
Approximately 16,025 people bear this surname
Murua Surname User-submission:
Murua is a Basque surname meaning 'hill' or 'land that rises like a hill'. Another meaning of the surname is 'wall'. They are an ancient and noble family originally from Duranguesado (Durangaldea) and Bilbao (Bizkaia), and also from the villages of Lenitz, Bergara, Azpeitia in 1319, Eskoriatza and Beasain, in Gipuzkoa, and Nafarroa, according to documents of 1323.
Read More About This SurnameMurua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 11,250 | 1:3,799 | 457 |
| Spain | 1,474 | 1:31,718 | 3,201 |
| Mexico | 1,013 | 1:122,533 | 4,165 |
| Chile | 898 | 1:19,617 | 1,272 |
| Kenya | 319 | 1:144,765 | 11,635 |
| United States | 307 | 1:1,180,648 | 84,333 |
| Bolivia | 185 | 1:57,386 | 2,897 |
| Papua New Guinea | 170 | 1:47,963 | 5,967 |
| France | 81 | 1:820,034 | 98,127 |
| Guatemala | 68 | 1:236,510 | 4,065 |
| Uruguay | 48 | 1:71,495 | 7,517 |
| Brazil | 47 | 1:4,554,773 | 120,089 |
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| Peru | 26 | 1:1,222,466 | 20,703 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Murua (121) may also be a first name.
Murua Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Murua is a Basque surname meaning 'hill' or 'land that rises like a hill'. Another meaning of the surname is 'wall'. They are an ancient and noble family originally from Duranguesado (Durangaldea) and Bilbao (Bizkaia), and also from the villages of Lenitz, Bergara, Azpeitia in 1319, Eskoriatza and Beasain, in Gipuzkoa, and Nafarroa, according to documents of 1323.
- juanmuruaMurua Demographics
Average Male Murua Height
172.72 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Murua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Murua (Arabic: موروا, Hindi: मुरुआ, Marathi: मुरुफ़ा, Oriya: ମୁରୁଆ, Russian: Муруа) is found in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Murua.
How Common Is The Last Name Murua? popularity and diffusion
The last name Murua is the 33,136th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 454,761 people. The surname Murua occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Murua are found; 78 percent are found in South America and 76 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 848,089th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 121 people.
The surname Murua is most frequently used in Argentina, where it is borne by 11,250 people, or 1 in 3,799. In Argentina it is most frequent in: Córdoba Province, where 46 percent reside, Buenos Aires Province, where 23 percent reside and Mendoza Province, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Argentina Murua occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 9 percent reside and Mexico, where 6 percent reside.
Murua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Murua surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Murua surname are 42.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.24% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Murua earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 7.92% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,920 per year; in United States they earn 9% less than the national average, earning $39,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.4% more than the national average, earning $65,283 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muruah | 91 | 20 | / |
| Muruat | 91 | 9 | / |
| Murrua | 91 | 9 | / |
| Muruas | 91 | 4 | / |
| Maurua | 91 | 4 | / |
| Muruay | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mourua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Muruatt | 83 | 3 | / |
| Muruays | 83 | 2 | / |
| Musruat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muruaas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muruayi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Morua | 80 | 6,989 | / |
| Murwa | 80 | 943 | / |
| Murba | 80 | 207 | / |
| Murva | 80 | 82 | / |
| Muruo | 80 | 42 | / |
| Mirua | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mauruahe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mourba | 73 | 1,248 | / |
| Murvai | 73 | 1,203 | / |
| Moruha | 73 | 429 | / |
| Mmurwa | 73 | 149 | / |
| Murvay | 73 | 88 | / |
| Murway | 73 | 73 | / |
| Muruop | 73 | 45 | / |
| Murvat | 73 | 42 | / |
| Murvaj | 73 | 36 | / |
| Murwad | 73 | 33 | / |
| Moruoa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Murhwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Murwai | 73 | 11 | / |
| Meurba | 73 | 11 | / |
| Moerua | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mhurwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Murbay | 73 | 7 | / |
| Murwaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Murwah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Moruah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Maurva | 73 | 3 | / |
| Morrua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Murwau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mourva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mierua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Murrwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Murzwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muerwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Murbha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muurba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mauruo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Murwaha | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mourbha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mourbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murvais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miruaei | 67 | 1 | / |
Murua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murua in the Marathi language | ||
| मुरुफ़ा | murufa | - |
| Murua in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁରୁଆ | muru'a | 75 |
| ମରୁଆ | maru'a | 25 |
| Murua in the Hindi language | ||
| मुरुआ | muru'a | 33.33 |
| मूरूा | murua | 33.33 |
| मुरूआ | muru'a | 33.33 |
| Murua in the Russian language | ||
| Муруа | murua | - |
| Murua in the Arabic language | ||
| موروا | mwrwa | - |
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