Muruna Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

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

Muruna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muruna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea851:95,92612,852
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muruna (642) may also be a first name.

Muruna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muruna (Hindi: मूरुना, Marathi: गुरूनाथ, Oriya: ମୁରୁଣା) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muruna? popularity and diffusion

Muruna is the 1,649,806th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name Muruna occurs mostly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Muruna live; 70 percent live in Oceania Islands and 70 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Muruna is also the 328,241st most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 642 people.

The last name Muruna is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 95,926. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: East New Britain, where 58 percent reside, Bougainville, where 19 percent reside and West New Britain, where 13 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murunga9214,575/
Muruina923/
Mauruna922/
Murunah921/
Mourouna8610/
Muruhyna861/
Murhunga861/
Muraunau861/
Muruunga861/
Murun'ga861/
Maurunga861/
Muruni83278/
Moruna8384/
Muruny8381/
Miruna8347/
Muruno8321/
Murona8310/
Murune838/
Mourounas8037/
Murungi7727,177/
Murauni77362/
Murruni77195/
Murinah77162/
Murugni77100/
Murunni7745/
Murinai7730/
Murunge7714/
Muhrina7710/
Murunje778/
Murunne774/
Murungo773/
Muhruni773/
Maurona772/
Morauna772/
Morunaa771/
Murinha771/
Murutni771/
Murhona771/
Murunoo771/
Muruini771/
Mirauna771/
Murinaj771/
Murouni771/
Mauruni771/
Murunei771/
Muhrune771/
Murumha771/
Muroona771/
Morhuna771/
Murzona770/
Muruń731/
Maurunge7142/
Moruhyna7134/
Muurungi7113/
Mourouni713/
Muirungi712/
Mouroune711/
Murgunne711/
Murrinha711/
Murungeh711/
Mourrona711/
Muruingi711/
Moruno671,898/
Morona67923/
Murone67535/
Morune67265/
Moruni6763/
Miruno6753/
Murony676/
Moruña672/
Murungeyi671/

Muruna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muruna in the Marathi language
गुरूनाथgurunatha-
Muruna in the Hindi language
मूरुनाmuruna50
मुरूनाmuruna50
Muruna in the Oriya language
ମୁରୁଣାmuruna50
ମୁରୁନାmuruna50

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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 Muruna
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