Muruja Surname
Approximately 272 people bear this surname
Muruja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 221 | 1:208,959 | 14,983 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
Muruja (241) may also be a first name.
Muruja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muruja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muruja (Hindi: मुरुजा, Marathi: मुतुज, Oriya: ମୁରୁଜା) is found most in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Muruja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 959,117th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Muruja live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Muruja is also the 575,894th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 241 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 208,959. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 59 percent live, Tharaka Nithi County, where 38 percent live and Embu County, where 2 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muruja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muruja in the Hindi language | ||
| मुरुजा | muruja | - |
| Muruja in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁରୁଜା | muruja | 77.27 |
| ମୁରୁଜ | muruja | 13.64 |
| ମୁରୁଯା | muruya | 4.55 |
| ଜଗବୁମୁରୁଜା | jagabumuruja | 4.55 |
| Muruja in the Marathi language | ||
| मुतुज | mutuja | 33.33 |
| मुरुजा | muruja | 33.33 |
| मुतुर्जा | muturja | 33.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Muruja
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