Burphy Surname

594,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Burphy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burphy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia4801:9,1841,037
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Burphy (80) may also be a first name.

Burphy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burphy is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burphy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 594,812th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 13,907,530 people. Burphy occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Burphy reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Burphy is also the 1,075,395th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 80 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 480 people, or 1 in 9,184. In Liberia Burphy is most frequent in: Montserrado County, where 52 percent reside, Bomi County, where 26 percent reside and Grand Cape Mount County, where 8 percent reside. Besides Liberia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Burphy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Burphy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burphy last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burphy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burphy last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Burphy earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.05% more than the national average, earning $50,505 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burrphy921/
Burphey920/
Burpy910/
Borphy833/
Burpay831/
Burphe831/
Burpey831/
Burphet772/
Burpich771/
Mpurphy770/
Burphee770/
Borphey770/
Burpa73216/
Burpi731/
Burpe731/
Bourphet7138/
Burpee671,674/
Burfeh6724/
Burfey6712/
Bourpetch675/
Worphy673/
Baurpi671/
Bourpi671/
Butrpetch671/
Burpai671/
Borphe671/
Burpie671/
Borphi671/
Bourpheit671/
Burppe671/
Burpes670/
Burper670/

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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 Burphy
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