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

The surname Muruo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muruo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Muruo reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,781,544. In Tanzania Muruo is primarily concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 64 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 29 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and Kenya, where 24 percent reside.

Muruo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally 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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muruo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis