Murat name meaning
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What does Murat mean?
Curious boy name Murat is mostly used in Arabic, Swedish, Finnish, Albanian, Turkish, Norwegian and Danish has its origin in Arabic and Turkish, Murat means "Name of Allah, Wish or The Desired".
Also Murat is Turkish form of Murad.
How do I pronounce Murat?
The two syllabled name Murat is commonly pronounced as mur-AHT.
Variants of Murat
How popular is the name Murat?
Murat is a familiar baby name in France, it has been in use since 1971 and was able to reach the top 400 names. In 1977, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 350 on boy names chart when 78 babies were given the name Murat.
There are over 1996 babies that have been given the name Murat in France. Murat is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 36 years of use, it could not make it big.
Over 302 people have been named Murat in United States. During its 22 years of usage in England and Wales, it had made up to just the top 1000 boy names.
Over 170 people have been named Murat in England and Wales. In Belgium, it has been in use since 1995 but could not make beyond the top 500. There are over 239 babies that have been given the name Murat in Belgium.
However things change on global perspective, Murat is extremely popular in Turkey where every 1 in 200 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Kazakhstan, Russia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Germany and Kyrgyzstan.
At least, 850000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our findings.
Year | Rank | Births |
---|---|---|
2023 | 8893 | 8 |
2022 | 7225 | 11 |
2021 | 6655 | 12 |
2020 | 8701 | 8 |
2019 | 6759 | 12 |
2018 | 8138 | 9 |
2017 | 8129 | 9 |
2016 | 7145 | 11 |
2015 | 8032 | 9 |
2014 | 5247 | 17 |
Facts
Murat in Nordic countries
Countries | Men | Women | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
1277 | 174 | 0 | 0 | |
198 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |
631 | 95 | 0 | 3 | |
173 | 187 | 0 | 3 | |
487 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What numbers say about Murat?
You have to understand that not everyone is willing and excited to succeed in life as you are. People always look for comfort in your world. You are ambitious and inclined towards solving things with unproven ways, even failure cannot stop you from trying new solutions. You are an old soul trapped inside a vital body. You need to start looking out for yourself more. Find out what drives you. You would never cheat on your partner because you believe that only people who're mentally weak can commit that.
Looking for a name like Murat? Please go through the following names
- Saalima has its origin in Arabic, Saalima means "Safe, Healthy or Happy" and is used for baby girls is notably used in Kannada and Arabic
- Tarannum - Origin of Tarannum is in Old Persian language is a gender insensitive name, substantially used in Malayalam and Sindhi, meaning of Tarannum is "Melody, Singing or Beautiful"
- Eshani - Meaning of Eshani is Wife of Lord Shiva. or Name of Goddess Durga is particulary used in Sindhi and Kannada is used for girls
- Aalyha - Aalyha's meaning is To Ascend and High-born used for baby girls is originated from Arabic and Hebrew. Aalyha is resultant of Aliyah.
- Mubarakah - Mubarakah's meaning is Blessed used for baby girls is used especially in Arabic and Sindhi
Famous people named Murat
- Murat Aras, Turkish screenplay writer
- Murat Niyazov, son of the late President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov and his wife Muza Sokolova
- Murat Yusuf, Romanian Muslim cleric
- Murat Evliyaoğlu, retired Turkish professional basketball player
- Murat Soygeniş, internationally known professor and architect
- Murat Yakin, Swiss football coach and former Switzerland national team player of Turkish descent
- Murat Reis the Elder, Ottoman privateer and admiral
- Murat Zyazikov, Ingush politician
- Murat Kurnaz, Turkish citizen and legal resident of Germany
- Murat Belge, Turkish academic, translator, literary critic
- Murat Hacıoğlu, Turkish footballer, who plays for Sakaryaspor
- Murat Ocak, Turkish professional footballer
- Murat Başesgioğlu, Minister of State of Turkey and Member of the Turkish Parliament for Kastamonu for the ruling Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi
- Murat Nasyrov, Russian pop singer of Uyghur ethnicity
- Murat Bardakçı, Turkish journalist working on Ottoman history and Turkish music history
- Murat Duruer, Turkish professional footballer for Turkish Süper Lig club Kayserispor
- Murat Karayalçın, prominent Turkish politician
- Murat Akyüz, Turkish football player
- Murat Tosun, Turkish footballer
- Murat Suyumagambetov, Kazakhstani football forward
- Murat Tleshev, Kazakh football forward born on 18 April 1980
- Murat Boz, Turkish singer-songwriter and actor
- Murat Erdoğan, English footballer of Turkish descent
- Murat Aslan, Turkish volleyball player
- Murat Khrachev, Russian boxer
- Actor Murat Akalin, notable for videoGame Byzantine: The Betrayal
- Murat Güler, from 1990 comedy, drama movie Boynu Bükük Küheylan, who played Osman.
- In 2018, Murat Uzen played the role of N in film Benden bu kadar.
- In 2015 comedy film, Ögrenci Isleri, Murat Akkoyunlu played Kismet.
- In 1994 drama film, Agri'ya dönüs, Murat Coskuner played Mehmet Sahin.
- In 2016, Murat Kiliç portrayed the role of Cüneyt Bahtiyaroglu in comedy flick Albüm.
- Murat Masat, from 1998 film Zehir, who portrayed N.
- In 2016 drama flick, Haus Ohne Dach, Murat Seven portrayed Alan.
- Murat Sevis played the significant character of N in 2017 drama and horror movie Mezarlik.
- In 1986, Murat Akkaya portrayed the role of N in comedy movie Ali veli deli.
- In 2007 drama film, Yanlis zaman yolculari, Murat Onur played Mahir.
Lists having Murat
- Boy names beginning with M
- Arabic Boy Names
- American Boy Names
- Turkish Boy Names
- Albanian Boy Names
- Danish Boy Names
- Finnish Boy Names
- Norwegian Boy Names
- Swedish Boy Names
- Baby Names that mean Allah
- Baby Names that mean Wish
- Baby Names that mean Desired
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
- Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html