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 surname Muruja (Hindi: मुरुजा, Marathi: मुतुज, Oriya: ମୁରୁଜା) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. 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 numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. This surname 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 prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 241 people.
This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne 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. Barring Kenya this surname is found 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
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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 Muruja
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