Muruba Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Muruba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muruba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3191:169,83618,888
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Muruba (63) may also be a first name.

Muruba Last Name Facts

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

Muruba (Hindi: मुरूबा, Marathi: मुरुबा) is most common in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muruba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 764,765th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. The surname Muruba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Muruba reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Muruba is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 63 people.

The last name Muruba is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 319 people, or 1 in 169,836. In South Africa Muruba is most common in: Limpopo, where 82 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 0 percent live. Not including South Africa it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Muruba Last Name Statistics demography

Muruba earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.96% less than the national average, earning R 156,948 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murubas922/
Murubai921/
Murzuba921/
Murouba921/
Murubhai869/
Mahuruba868/
Murubaya862/
Mourouba861/
Murube83273/
Murubi83162/
Muruwa83153/
Muriba8384/
Muruva8318/
Muroba8317/
Moruba835/
Miruba831/
Morouba7721/
Muribah7721/
Muribay7720/
Muribai778/
Mgurubi776/
Mauruwa775/
Muruvha773/
Muruvai772/
Murobha772/
Mirubai771/
Mirubah771/
Maurube771/
Murubet771/
Muroubi771/
Miruuba771/
Mauriba771/
Muruwau771/
Muruvat771/
Muruhwa771/
Mourubi771/
Murhibah7119/
Maurubio718/
Mauruwai712/
Mourouwa711/
Mourieba710/
Muruvi67626/
Moruwa67291/
Moroba67222/
Muruve67184/
Miriba67107/
Morubi6784/
Murobi6779/
Murobe6757/
Morubo6737/
Morube6715/
Muribo679/
Muruvo671/
Murruchua671/
Mouroubie671/
Murobo671/

Muruba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muruba in the Hindi language
मुरूबाmuruba-
Muruba in the Marathi language
मुरुबाmuruba-

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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 Muruba
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