Murun Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

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

Murun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
Mongolia391:72,4435,369
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
India91:85,229,487684,495
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Muruń (1) are calculated separately.

Murun (207) may also be a first name.

Murun Last Name Facts

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

Murun (Hindi: मुरून, Marathi: मुरूम, Russian: Мурун) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Muruń. For other possible spellings of Murun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murun? popularity and diffusion

Murun is the 1,359,010th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 49 percent of Murun are found; 39 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 39 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Murun is also the 629,010th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 207 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 127,402. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Madang, where 81 percent are found, Bougainville, where 17 percent are found and East Sepik, where 2 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Mongolia, where 24 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muruń931/
Murund91760/
Murung91233/
Mourun9167/
Murgun9117/
Murune918/
Muirun915/
Muruin914/
Murunn914/
Muraun912/
Murhun912/
Maurun911/
Murzun911/
Murrun910/
Maurung8345/
Murrung8324/
Mahurun8320/
Murunne834/
Mohurun834/
Muruhyn833/
Murusin831/
Mouroun831/
Murusen831/
Muhrune831/
Muron801,204/
Murum80954/
Morun80729/
Mirun80322/
Murunova77392/
Muruåsen7718/
Muruhyna771/
Mouroune771/
Morhun739,858/
Mauron732,509/
Mouron731,115/
Moroun7355/
Murrum7344/
Muiron7334/
Murhon7331/
Murhum7322/
Morunh738/
Muraum737/
Mourón734/
Morțun734/
Mierun734/
Murron734/
Murzon732/
Mourum732/
Mirrun731/
Muroum731/
Muroon731/
Mujron731/
Muroen731/
Morunn730/
Murhussen713/
Mouroum67193/
Moruhyn6737/
Morroun6717/
Mourron6713/
Morzhun672/
Murhoum671/
Mooroun671/
Mooraun671/
Murroum671/
Mautrum670/
Morhoun670/
Muttrum670/

Murun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murun in the Hindi language
मुरूनmuruna60
मुरुनmuruna40
Murun in the Marathi language
मुरूमmuruma50
मुरूनmuruna25
मुरुनmuruna25
Murun in the Russian language
Мурунmurun-

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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 Murun
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