Murutala Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Murutala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 253 | 1:700,169 | 32,315 |
| Philippines | 44 | 1:2,300,869 | 126,392 |
Murutala (208) may also be a first name.
Murutala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murutala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Murutala occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Murutala.
How Common Is The Last Name Murutala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 899,940th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Murutala reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 627,410th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 208 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 700,169. In Nigeria Murutala is primarily found in: Jigawa, where 22 percent reside, Zamfara, where 15 percent reside and Sokoto, where 10 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muruthala | 94 | 73 | / |
| Muruitala | 94 | 1 | / |
| Muruhtala | 94 | 1 | / |
| Murutalla | 94 | 1 | / |
| Muruthalha | 89 | 2 | / |
| Muruthaloa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muruthalla | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muruthalaa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muritala | 88 | 55,509 | / |
| Murotala | 88 | 12 | / |
| Morutala | 88 | 7 | / |
| Mirutala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muritalah | 82 | 120 | / |
| Muritalla | 82 | 106 | / |
| Murithala | 82 | 41 | / |
| Mauritala | 82 | 27 | / |
| Murhitala | 82 | 16 | / |
| Muritahla | 82 | 13 | / |
| Muritaala | 82 | 9 | / |
| Mmuritala | 82 | 8 | / |
| Muritalai | 82 | 8 | / |
| Muritalaa | 82 | 6 | / |
| Murritala | 82 | 6 | / |
| Muruthalo | 82 | 5 | / |
| Murittala | 82 | 5 | / |
| Muuritala | 82 | 4 | / |
| Muritaila | 82 | 4 | / |
| Muhritala | 82 | 2 | / |
| Muritalau | 82 | 2 | / |
| Murihtala | 82 | 2 | / |
| Moruthala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Meuritala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muritalia | 82 | 1 | / |
| Murotalla | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muritallah | 78 | 17 | / |
| Murithalah | 78 | 7 | / |
| Muritaliah | 78 | 2 | / |
| Muritahala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Murotaliea | 78 | 1 | / |
| Muruthallo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Muritalaah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Miritala | 75 | 19 | / |
| Muritola | 75 | 12 | / |
| Muritela | 75 | 10 | / |
| Murotale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morotala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morotalla | 71 | 2 | / |
| Morotalia | 71 | 1 | / |
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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 Murutala
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