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 last name Marphy is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marphy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Marphy reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Marphy is also the 432,848th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 398 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Marphy is most common in: Arizona, where 18 percent live, North Carolina, where 18 percent live and Texas, where 18 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live and Malaysia, where 18 percent live.

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 last name declined 74 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Marphy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name 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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