Marphy Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Marphy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marphy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Marphy (398) may also be a first name.

Marphy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marphy is found most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Marphy.

How Common Is The Last Name Marphy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Marphy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Marphy live; 29 percent live in North America and 29 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 432,848th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 398 people.

The last name Marphy is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Marphy is primarily found in: Arizona, where 18 percent are found, North Carolina, where 18 percent are found and Texas, where 18 percent are found. Apart from The United States Marphy occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found and Malaysia, where 18 percent are found.

Marphy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Marphy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Marphy surname decreased 74 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Marphy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Marphy surname is primarily Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

Marphy earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marphay9217/
Maurphy922/
Marrphy920/
Morphy831,597/
Marpay83196/
Marphi8339/
Merphy8330/
Marpha838/
Marpoy831/
Marpeh831/
Marpey830/
Morphey77241/
Marphis7725/
Marpoha774/
Marpeth771/
Mourphy771/
Morphoy771/
Merphey770/
Marpich770/
Morrphy770/
Meurphy770/
Marpa731,626/
Marpe73920/
Marpi7378/
Marfy7337/
Morpy739/
Merpy731/
Marpetch712/
Meerphey711/
Marper67174/
Marffy67104/
Marpet6757/
Marpez6743/
Morphi6740/
Marfey6731/
Marpes6729/
Morpey6726/
Marfoy6724/
Marpai6721/
Morpha6721/
Marpis6714/
Morpeh6711/
Morphe6711/
Marpip678/
Morfhy674/
Mearpi673/
Marfay673/
Marpui671/
Maarpa671/
Marfiy671/
Marpie671/
Morpuy671/
Merpay671/
Marveh671/
Marhpa671/
Marpio671/
Marppi671/
Marpei671/
Marhfa671/
Merphe671/
Merfhy670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Marphy
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