Muruk Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Muruk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muruk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3081:26,4732,957
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
India91:85,229,487684,495
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muruk (144) may also be a first name.

Muruk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muruk (Hindi: मुरूक, Marathi: मुरुक, Russian: Мурук) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muruk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 709,895th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 17,645,390 people. The last name Muruk is predominantly found in Oceania, where 77 percent of Muruk are found; 77 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 77 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Muruk is also the 769,375th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 144 people.

The last name Muruk is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 308 people, or 1 in 26,473. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 21 percent live, Morobe, where 20 percent live and East Sepik, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutruk91178/
Murukh91115/
Muruke9186/
Mouruk9127/
Murzuk9113/
Mhuruk9111/
Muruik911/
Murguk911/
Muruck911/
Musruck8376/
Murzhuk8322/
Mourouk838/
Maurukė831/
Murzouk831/
Moruk802,906/
Murik80551/
Miruk80529/
Murug80191/
Murok8029/
Murukova774/
Mourzouk773/
Murauske771/
Mutruc73771/
Murzuq73519/
Mutrux73289/
Maurik73231/
Mauruc73170/
Murokh7376/
Murock7336/
Muroux7322/
Moruck7319/
Murrik7317/
Murick7315/
Mmoruk737/
Morukh732/
Muroug731/
Meurik731/
Murguc731/
Mureux731/
Morzuk731/
Muriqu731/
Murikh731/
Mauroux67796/
Mouroux67671/
Mouraux67561/
Murrock67121/
Morzhuk6792/
Mourick6776/
Maurick6775/
Moureux6723/
Mauraux6712/
Meurick6712/
Murrick676/
Muraugh675/
Morzouk674/
Muroock672/
Mourikh672/
Mourock671/
Mourokh671/
Miroukk671/

Muruk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muruk in the Hindi language
मुरूकmuruka-
Muruk in the Marathi language
मुरुकmuruka75
मुरूकmuruka25
Muruk in the Russian language
Мурукmuruk-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muruk
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