Murat surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Murat surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 490 people carried this name — #41,793 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,832 people named Murat.

78 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 88 départements, most often Paris.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 78
Paris 231
Loire 230
Rhône 201
Corrèze 163
Lot 163
Dordogne 161
Aveyron 158
Puy-de-Dôme 156

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

475 people named Murat have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 580 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lublin.

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Where they live today

Lublin 244
Masovian 54
West Pomeranian 35
Pomeranian 24
Łódź 22
Silesian 19
Greater Poland 17
Lower Silesian 17

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 326 people named Murat live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.

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Where they live today

Limburg 94
Antwerp 90
Liège 42
Brussels-Capital 41
Hainaut 27
East Flanders 24
Namur 8

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

156 people named Murat live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 40
Vaud 25
Bern 19
Ticino 12
Aargau 12
St. Gallen 10
Solothurn 10
Geneva 9

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

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