Murus Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

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

Murus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Murus (61) may also be a first name.

Murus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murus (Marathi: नुरु) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Mürus. For other potential spellings of Murus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murus is the 1,955,159th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Murus are found; 36 percent are found in South America and 30 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,257,960th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 61 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 7,928,679. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Paraná, where 44 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 41 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 18 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found.

Murus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Murus surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mürus931/
Maurus913,018/
Muraus9191/
Mourus9156/
Mutrus9112/
Murgus919/
Muruse913/
Mureus912/
Murrus912/
Meurus912/
Murush911/
Muru893,681/
Mauruse8396/
Maurrus8318/
Mourush8313/
Murutse8310/
Mauruis835/
Murushe831/
Maurusz831/
Muhrrus831/
Maurous831/
Mauraus830/
Mourrus830/
Murau8012,462/
Murru809,754/
Muiru805,608/
Murgu804,100/
Muros802,420/
Mhuru801,962/
Muruh801,189/
Morus801,176/
Mirus80937/
Mauru80636/
Mmuru80409/
Muuru80311/
Murud80283/
Muruu80247/
Murup80212/
Mureu80151/
Murui80130/
Mutru80111/
Murou8064/
Muruz8057/
Murut8047/
Mouru8034/
Murhu8025/
Musru8022/
Muruy809/
Mguru808/
Murzu806/
Meuru801/
Muruj801/
Muhru801/
Muraushe774/
Mourgous773/
Mourhous771/
Maurouts771/
Murusova771/
Murhouse771/
Mourou732,407/
Moureu73498/
Mahuru73494/
Meurou73461/
Mutrux73289/
Mauruc73170/
Maurau73161/
Murguz73156/
Mauros73116/
Maurud73108/
Murrau7385/
Mouros7370/
Maurou7369/
Mauruh7356/
Murros7331/
Morrus7328/
Moraus7328/
Moruss7327/
Morous7325/
Morhus7325/
Muroux7322/
Murrut7318/
Murahu7316/
Muruud7315/
Miraus7313/
Moræus7313/
Muruce7311/
Moruzs7311/
Muruph7310/
Mourud738/
Moorus738/
Müraus738/
Muraup737/
Murgou737/
Murruy736/
Murgau736/
Moruis736/
Mourau735/
Mirush735/
Mireus735/
Maurui734/
Murreu734/
Muroud734/
Mirrus733/
Musrut733/
Mourut733/
Muirui733/
Muruip732/
Morush732/
Mousru732/
Mohuru732/
Meureu732/
Mierus731/
Mhurru731/
Moutru731/
Muurau731/
Mutrhu731/
Mutruz731/
Murguh731/
Murhuy731/
Murrgu731/
Murrou731/
Musruh731/
Musrup731/
Muruuh731/
Maureu731/
Mauruy731/
Murzau731/
Murosh731/
Mureux731/
Muuros731/
Musrud731/
Mureuh731/
Miruis731/
Mourui731/
Mausru731/
Murrhu730/
Mmurutshe713/
Maurausse712/
Muirhouse710/
Mourhouse710/
Moru6716,623/
Mauroux67796/
Mouroux67671/
Mourouj67647/
Mouraud67631/
Mouraux67561/
Mourrut67395/
Morhaus67160/
Morhous67114/
Mourros6743/
Mourgou6739/
Moroush6734/
Mauraud6733/
Morhush6729/
Moureux6723/
Muró6721/
Maurout6720/
Meuross6717/
Moorhus6717/
Mirhaus6715/
Mourrou6713/
Mauruce6712/
Mauraux6712/
Muruche677/
Mouraut677/
Murú674/
Mourouh674/
Mahurui673/
Mourhou673/
Muheeru672/
Murault672/
Mauroos671/
Mausrui671/
Mauraut671/
Muruggi671/
Moutrou671/
Mouroud671/
Mourreu671/
Mourzou671/
Meuraud671/
Morreus671/
Mirrush671/
Muirouh671/
Murroes670/
Meutrup670/
Mauross670/
Moreuss670/
Morrous670/
Murrauh670/

Murus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murus in the Marathi language
नुरुnuru-

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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 Murus
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