Muráň Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Muráň Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muráň Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1731:30,8475,443
Czechia261:408,98046,580

The alternate forms: Muraň (4) are calculated separately.

Muráň Last Name Facts

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

Muráň is found in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Muraň. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muráň? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,189,614th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Muráň reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Muráň is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 30,847. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Žilina Region, where 53 percent live, Banská Bystrica Region, where 24 percent live and Trenčín Region, where 13 percent live. Outside of Slovakia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muraň934/
Murháň915/
Muroň80304/
Moráň8019/
Murás801/
Muráh801/
Muráňová77163/
Maurás7314/
Muráth733/
Murráy731/
Mura67121,460/
Muro6754,476/
Muró6721/
Murò6717/
Morá675/
Muraová671/
Mură671/
Murà671/

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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 Muráň
  • 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