Murum Surname

375,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 954 people bear this surname

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

Murum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8411:912,08739,477
Papua New Guinea701:116,48215,803
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Murum (206) may also be a first name.

Murum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murum (Hindi: मुरूम, Marathi: मुरूम, Oriya: ମୁରୁମ) is most common in India. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 375,258th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,638,937 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Murum live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 630,600th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 206 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 841 people, or 1 in 912,087. In India Murum is mostly found in: Jharkhand, where 84 percent live, Odisha, where 6 percent live and Assam, where 2 percent live. Besides India it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murume9183/
Murrum9144/
Murhum9122/
Muraum917/
Muhrum913/
Mourum912/
Murgum912/
Muroum911/
Mouroum83193/
Mourume8338/
Muroume8337/
Murhume834/
Murhoum831/
Maurume831/
Murroum831/
Muttrum830/
Mautrum830/
Morum80259/
Murom80213/
Mirum80185/
Murun80163/
Muruń801/
Murumova771/
Mouroume771/
Mourgoum771/
Murund73760/
Murung73233/
Meurom73120/
Mourun7367/
Muroom7327/
Mihrum7323/
Murgun7317/
Morhum7313/
Moruim7310/
Mourom7310/
Murune738/
Maurom738/
Muirun735/
Muruin734/
Murunn734/
Murhun732/
Muraun732/
Moorum731/
Maurun731/
Murhom731/
Murzun731/
Miraum731/
Moruum731/
Murrun730/
Maurung6745/
Murrung6724/
Mahurun6720/
Mohurun674/
Murunne674/
Muruhyn673/
Moorume671/
Mourhom671/
Murhoom671/
Mouroun671/
Muhrune671/
Murusin671/
Murusen671/

Murum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murum in the Oriya language
ମୁରୁମmuruma77.78
ମୁରୁମ୍murum19.05
ମୁରୁକmuruka1.59
ମୁଚୁମmucuma1.59
Murum in the Hindi language
मुरूमmuruma75
मुरुमmuruma25
Murum in the Marathi language
मुरूमmuruma55.56
मुरुमmuruma44.44

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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 Murum
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