Muruma Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muruma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muruma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1411:109,49115,099
Kenya1231:375,44621,575
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Muruma (54) may also be a first name.

Muruma Last Name Facts

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

Muruma (Marathi: मुरूमा, Oriya: ମୁରୁମା, Russian: Мурума) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muruma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muruma is the 874,560th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Muruma reside; 47 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Muruma is also the 1,350,955th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 54 people.

The last name Muruma is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 109,491. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 67 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 18 percent live and Harare Province, where 9 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 40 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Muruma Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murumaa92220/
Murumah924/
Murhuma921/
Murumma921/
Murumha921/
Mourouma8620/
Murima838,898/
Muroma83386/
Moruma83190/
Murume8383/
Murumi838/
Murumo833/
Miruma831/
Murhima77124/
Murumäe7772/
Mourume7738/
Muroume7737/
Muhrima7728/
Mujrima774/
Maurima774/
Murumet774/
Murhume774/
Murrumi773/
Muromaa773/
Mirhuma771/
Murimau771/
Muirima771/
Murooma771/
Morouma771/
Maurume771/
Murumets71223/
Murumägi71110/
Muhrimah7167/
Muurimaa7114/
Mirummah715/
Muhromah715/
Miraumma713/
Mourimma711/
Mouroume711/
Muromo67632/
Murimo67399/
Moroma67257/
Muromi67123/
Morumo67101/
Mirima6742/
Morumi6730/
Morume6726/
Mirumo673/
Murome672/

Muruma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muruma in the Oriya language
ମୁରୁମାmuruma-
Muruma in the Marathi language
मुरूमाmuruma-
Muruma in the Russian language
Мурумаmuruma-

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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 Muruma
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