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

Merfy is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merfy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Merfy are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Merfy is also the 1,011,231st most numerous forename on earth, borne by 89 people.

Merfy is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 57 percent are found, Alabama, where 29 percent are found and Illinois, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The United States Merfy is found in one country. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 22 percent are found.

Merfy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Merfy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merfy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merfy last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis