Morfey Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Morfey Surname Definition:

MORPHIE: Of local origin, most probably from Morphie in the parish of St. Cyrus, Kincardineshire. Walterus de Morfy or Morffy held land in Dundee, 1381 (RMS., I, 691,779), Findelaus Morify was witness in Auchleuyn, 1454 (REA., I, 5. 274), and Effie Morphi appears in Dunfermline, 1562 (Dunfermline).

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Morfey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
England651:857,20145,134
Russia441:3,275,524171,933
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
Wales31:522,80514,314

Morfey (45) may also be a first name.

Morfey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MORPHIE: Of local origin, most probably from Morphie in the parish of St. Cyrus, Kincardineshire. Walterus de Morfy or Morffy held land in Dundee, 1381 (RMS., I, 691,779), Findelaus Morify was witness in Auchleuyn, 1454 (REA., I, 5. 274), and Effie Morphi appears in Dunfermline, 1562 (Dunfermline).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Morfey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morfey (Russian: Морфей) occurs most in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Morfey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Morfey is the 912,827th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. The surname Morfey is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Morfey live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 45 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 2,876,658. In The United States Morfey is most numerous in: Illinois, where 50 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States Morfey occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent reside and Russia, where 15 percent reside.

Morfey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Morfey has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 112 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morfey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Morfey surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Morfey earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 10.45% less than the national average, earning $38,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.84% more than the national average, earning $70,472 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morfe914,288/
Morfy91331/
Morffe831,123/
Morfea83174/
Morfee83143/
Murfey83105/
Morfes8366/
Morffy8349/
Morfiy8337/
Morfyd8336/
Morfei8335/
Marfey8331/
Morfeu8324/
Morfie8311/
Morfez835/
Merfey835/
Morfhy834/
Morfer834/
Morfet833/
Mourfy831/
Morrfe831/
Morfett77269/
Morphey77241/
Morffes7731/
Morffet778/
Morfeas774/
Murffey773/
Murfhey772/
Morfiye772/
Morfydd772/
Morffez771/
Merffey771/
Murrfey771/
Morfoie771/
Morfees771/
Morffhe771/
Marffey770/
Morfeid770/
Morfeit770/
Murpfey770/
Morfa731,858/
Marfe731,096/
Morfi731,061/
Marfy7337/
Márfy7323/
Murfy7318/
Murfe7316/
Merfy739/
Merfe738/
Morfè731/
Morffett711/
Maarfeya711/
Mourffee711/
Morffi671,995/
Morphy671,597/
Murfet67794/
Morfis67493/
Marfee67401/
Murfee67199/
Marfei67174/
Márffy67110/
Marffy67104/
Morfas67100/
Morfit6796/
Morffa6746/
Morfou6745/
Merfee6737/
Marfoe6733/
Marfoy6724/
Murfhy6712/
Morphe6711/
Murffy6710/
Murfay679/
Marfer679/
Morfid678/
Morféa678/
Márfay678/
Morfii673/
Marfea673/
Marfay673/
Murfie673/
Murrfy673/
Marfie673/
Marfet673/
Merfea672/
Morfiz672/
Morfés671/
Marfez671/
Mourfi671/
Murffe671/
Murfer671/
Morfio671/
Merfie671/
Marfiy671/
Marfed671/
Morfat670/
Muirfy670/
Merfhy670/
Murpfy670/

Morfey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morfey in the Russian language
Морфейmorfej-

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