Merfy Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Merfy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merfy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Merfy (89) may also be a first name.

Merfy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merfy has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merfy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Merfy reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Merfy is also the 1,011,231st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 89 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 57 percent live, Alabama, where 29 percent live and Illinois, where 14 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Ukraine, where 22 percent live.

Merfy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Merfy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merfy last name expanded 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merfy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Merfy are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Merfy earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.24% less than the national average, earning $31,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merfey915/
Merfhy910/
Merffey831/
Morfy80331/
Merfa80114/
Marfy8037/
Merfi809/
Merfe808/
Morfey73291/
Marffy73104/
Morffy7349/
Merfee7337/
Marfey7331/
Merphy7330/
Marfoy7324/
Merfer736/
Morfhy734/
Merfed734/
Merfet733/
Marfay733/
Metrfi733/
Merffi733/
Merfea732/
Mearfi731/
Meurfi731/
Merfaa731/
Merfie731/
Marfiy731/
Mehrfi731/
Mirfey730/
Mearfe730/
Merfit730/
Muirfy730/
Merfait6729/
Merfish6729/
Maarfay673/
Mearefi671/
Merfisz671/
Merphey670/
Meurphy670/
Marffey670/
Meurfee670/

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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 Merfy
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