Mulphy Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Mulphy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mulphy Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia221:200,38813,260
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
England51:11,143,612252,590
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Mulphy (54) may also be a first name.

Mulphy Last Name Facts

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

Mulphy occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulphy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Mulphy live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Mulphy is also the 1,350,955th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 54 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 200,388. In Liberia it is most common in: Grand Bassa County, where 45 percent reside, Gbarpolu County, where 32 percent reside and Lofa County, where 23 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 32 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Mulphy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mulphy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mulphy surname fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulpy9118/
Molphy83138/
Mulphi831/
Mulpha831/
Maulpey771/
Mulfahy770/
Mulpi7336/
Mulpe7335/
Mulpa7326/
Molpy731/
Mulfahey711/
Molpha6712/
Mulpoj673/
Maulpi673/
Molpoy671/
Molphe671/
Mulfay671/
Mulpet671/
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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 Mulphy
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