Murua Surname

33,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

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.

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Murua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina11,2501:3,799457
Spain1,4741:31,7183,201
Mexico1,0131:122,5334,165
Chile8981:19,6171,272
Kenya3191:144,76511,635
United States3071:1,180,64884,333
Bolivia1851:57,3862,897
Papua New Guinea1701:47,9635,967
France811:820,03498,127
Guatemala681:236,5104,065
Uruguay481:71,4957,517
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
Peru261:1,222,46620,703
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
India91:85,229,487684,495
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

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.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muruah9120/
Muruat919/
Murrua919/
Muruas914/
Maurua914/
Muruay912/
Mourua911/
Muruatt833/
Muruays832/
Musruat831/
Muruaas831/
Muruayi831/
Morua806,989/
Murwa80943/
Murba80207/
Murva8082/
Muruo8042/
Mirua8021/
Mauruahe771/
Mourba731,248/
Murvai731,203/
Moruha73429/
Mmurwa73149/
Murvay7388/
Murway7373/
Muruop7345/
Murvat7342/
Murvaj7336/
Murwad7333/
Moruoa7328/
Murhwa7321/
Murwai7311/
Meurba7311/
Moerua739/
Mhurwa737/
Murbay737/
Murwaa734/
Murwah733/
Moruah733/
Maurva733/
Morrua732/
Murwau732/
Mourva732/
Mierua731/
Murrwa731/
Murzwa731/
Muerwa731/
Murbha731/
Muurba731/
Mauruo731/
Murwaha6717/
Mourbha671/
Mourbai671/
Murvais671/
Miruaei671/

Murua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murua in the Marathi language
मुरुफ़ाmurufa-
Murua in the Oriya language
ମୁରୁଆmuru'a75
ମରୁଆmaru'a25
Murua in the Hindi language
मुरुआmuru'a33.33
मूरूाmurua33.33
मुरूआmuru'a33.33
Murua in the Russian language
Муруаmurua-
Murua in the Arabic language
مورواmwrwa-

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