Muruso Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Muruso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muruso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663

Muruso (14) may also be a first name.

Muruso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muruso is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muruso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Muruso occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Muruso reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name globally It is held by 14 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Muruso is mostly found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 46 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murusoi921/
Murruso921/
Murutsoy8621/
Muriso83116/
Muroso8342/
Murusa8334/
Muruzo8323/
Moruso836/
Muruco836/
Murujo835/
Murisho77253/
Morusoi77161/
Murusad7760/
Murusha7726/
Maurusa7711/
Mirusso7711/
Morouso778/
Murucho775/
Mauriso774/
Murriso773/
Morusho771/
Muerusa771/
Murusia771/
Mauroso771/
Murrujo771/
Mouroutsos75336/
Mouroutsou75126/
Maurisio7178/
Maurisso7144/
Maurosso7120/
Mourisso719/
Muhrisoh716/
Maurisho714/
Maurucio712/
Murushad712/
Mourisou711/
Murrisho711/
Morousso711/
Murusiah711/
Mauruzio711/
Murushat711/
Mutrutsa711/
Maurisuo711/
Moroso672,207/
Murisa671,850/
Muroza67300/
Muruja67272/
Muruza6743/
Morusa6741/
Mourousas6720/
Muruszach6717/
Mourousia677/
Murosa677/
Maurushat677/
Mirusa673/
Mauruicio672/
Muruca672/
Murozo671/
Moruzo671/
Mouroussa671/
Miriso671/

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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
  • 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 Muruso
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