Murulu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Murulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Murulu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Murulu (4) may also be a first name.

Murulu Last Name Facts

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

Murulu is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murulu is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murulu live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Murulu is also the 6,192,526th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 4 people.

The last name Murulu is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Murulu is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found and Limpopo, where 50 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Kenya, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murutlu924/
Murhulu921/
Murhuleu862/
Murolu837/
Morulu832/
Murzoğlu71246/
Morolu6719/
Mirilu673/
Moroğlu621,157/
Muriliu623/
Morollu621/
Morrollu572/
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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 Murulu
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