Muruo Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

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

Muruo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muruo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Muruo Last Name Facts

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

Muruo occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muruo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Muruo is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Muruo are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Muruo is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,781,544. In Tanzania Muruo is most common in: Arusha Region, where 64 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 29 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found and Kenya, where 24 percent are found.

Muruo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muruop9145/
Mauruo911/
Muro8954,476/
Mauro8056,388/
Muroi8018,782/
Murua8016,025/
Murau8012,462/
Mouro806,219/
Murro803,219/
Murgo802,825/
Murod802,424/
Muros802,420/
Muroa80984/
Murzo80333/
Murot80325/
Muroh80304/
Muroň80304/
Meuro80247/
Mureu80151/
Moruo80149/
Musro8085/
Murou8064/
Muero8058/
Murop8056/
Muroz8040/
Muroy8032/
Mutro8031/
Muuro8027/
Muroj8023/
Muiro8023/
Muroo8015/
Murbo8010/
Muhro809/
Murho806/
Miruo804/
Mhuro803/
Hmuro803/
Mujro802/
Mourot733,881/
Mourou732,407/
Mauroy731,059/
Moureu73498/
Meurou73461/
Murgoi73300/
Mourro73274/
Meurot73181/
Mauroo73162/
Maurau73161/
Mmuroa73158/
Mouroz73128/
Murroh73126/
Mauros73116/
Muraus7391/
Murrau7385/
Mahuro7385/
Mouros7370/
Maurou7369/
Musrod7366/
Murzho7359/
Mauroi7355/
Murvoi7343/
Murohy7335/
Maurro7334/
Murros7331/
Maurot7329/
Moruoa7328/
Mutroo7327/
Muroux7322/
Muruah7320/
Muiroh7319/
Muroch7317/
Murrod7315/
Mauroh7310/
Murohe7310/
Muruat739/
Muhroz739/
Murrua739/
Murois737/
Muraup737/
Murgou737/
Mourau735/
Mouroa735/
Murreu734/
Murvoz734/
Maurua734/
Muruas734/
Muroud734/
Murroy733/
Mauroa733/
Murgoh733/
Mouroi732/
Mourod732/
Murood732/
Meureu732/
Muroip731/
Maurod731/
Mhauro731/
Mourua731/
Muurau731/
Murhod731/
Murodz731/
Muroop731/
Murost731/
Murrou731/
Musroo731/
Muiroy731/
Muiroz731/
Maureu731/
Mouroy731/
Mourgo731/
Mutros731/
Mourwo731/
Mgouro731/
Murosh731/
Muuros731/
Mureuh731/
Moruoh731/
Murvoy731/
Murgoo730/
Maurop730/
Muroth730/
Moro67135,235/
Mura67121,460/
Miro6743,834/
Murzeau671,302/
Mauroux67796/
Mouroux67671/
Mouraud67631/
Mouraux67561/
Mauroit67184/
Maurois67162/
Meureau6772/
Mourroz6763/
Móro6749/
Mourros6743/
Mourgou6739/
Mauraud6733/
Meurois6726/
Muró6721/
Maurout6720/
Meuross6717/
Murò6717/
Murhoch6717/
Mourrou6713/
Mauraux6712/
Mouraut677/
Murvosh676/
Muraova674/
Mureaux674/
Mourouh674/
Maurroo673/
Mourhou673/
Muruatt673/
Murault672/
Mautrot672/
Mauroos671/
Mausroy671/
Murrauy671/
Musruat671/
Mourroy671/
Mauraut671/
Mutross671/
Moutrou671/
Moutroy671/
Mouroud671/
Mourreu671/
Mourzou671/
Meuraud671/
Meutrot671/
Murà671/
Mură671/
Muruaas671/
Murreau671/
Muraová671/
Murhoha671/
D'Mauro671/
Maurous671/
Muirouh671/
Mauross670/
Mauraus670/
Murrauh670/

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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 Muruo
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