Muruka Surname

163,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Muruka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muruka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,4791:518,63825,899
Kenya1,0741:42,9984,482
Uganda411:952,17842,125
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726

Muruka (3,665) may also be a first name.

Muruka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muruka (Hindi: मुरूका, Marathi: मुरुका, Oriya: ମୁରୁକା) is most common in India. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muruka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 163,271st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,738,649 people. The surname Muruka occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Muruka are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Muruka is also the 116,602nd most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 3,665 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 1,479 people, or 1 in 518,638. In India Muruka is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent live, Bihar, where 0 percent live and Odisha, where 0 percent live. Besides India it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 40 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Muruka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauruka9244/
Murukai9236/
Mguruka925/
Murukaa921/
Muruuka921/
Murueka921/
Murukha921/
Murauka921/
Mutruka921/
Muuruka921/
Maurukas8636/
Murauska867/
Murukaya867/
Mourouka861/
Mouruska860/
Miruka834,129/
Muruko83452/
Moruka83331/
Muruki83180/
Murika83100/
Muruke8386/
Muroka8378/
Muruca832/
Mouroukas8044/
Murauckas807/
Murauskay801/
Murooka774,742/
Murikah77107/
Murauko7791/
Muruiki7770/
Mirukaj7766/
Maurika7717/
Murauki7716/
Murikai7714/
Mmiruka779/
Murukis777/
Mirukha776/
Muiruki776/
Murusky775/
Murzuki774/
Mirukah773/
Mauruko772/
Muurika771/
Mauruca771/
Muuruko771/
Morukha771/
Mirukai771/
Murauskaitė7191/
Murudker7140/
Muurikka7137/
Mujrikah7136/
Murzukih7134/
Murauski7125/
Mourouki718/
Muerikah713/
Murauske711/
Maurouki711/
Muroki675,817/
Moroka675,291/
Mirika67287/
Muroko67247/
Murica67185/
Moruko67108/
Moruke6792/
Muriko6787/
Mouroukos6745/
Mouroukis6740/
Muroke6736/
Moruki6732/
Miruko6716/
Murauskis6715/
Muruce6711/
Mouroukou679/
Muruco676/
Murauskos674/
Moruca672/
Muroca671/
Murauszki671/

Muruka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muruka in the Hindi language
मुरूकाmuruka-
Muruka in the Oriya language
ମୁରୁକାmuruka-
Muruka in the Marathi language
मुरुकाmuruka-

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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 Muruka
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