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 surname Muruna (Hindi: मूरुना, Marathi: गुरूनाथ, Oriya: ମୁରୁଣା) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muruna? popularity and diffusion

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

This surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 95,926. In Papua New Guinea Muruna is primarily found in: East New Britain, where 58 percent live, Bougainville, where 19 percent live and West New Britain, where 13 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.

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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