Mur Surname

42,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Mur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3,5511:13,1661,516
France1,6981:39,1184,869
Indonesia1,6171:81,7878,643
Colombia1,0931:43,7092,359
Argentina9621:44,4323,747
United States3741:969,14271,998
Papua New Guinea3301:24,7082,731
Netherlands2541:66,48511,373
Italy2401:254,82034,014
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
India2151:3,567,746100,782
Cuba1911:60,3282,315
Peru1491:213,3169,546
Kenya1271:363,62121,126
Slovenia1231:20,2254,554
Chile1211:145,5915,036
Turkey1151:676,70835,042
Pakistan1151:1,553,42516,639
Taiwan601:390,7463,053
Austria571:149,39419,936
England441:1,266,32057,817
Andorra371:2,266430
Venezuela371:816,32613,210
Ukraine341:1,338,903111,766
Australia331:818,05251,601
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Wales41:773,63329,106
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China41:341,830,39216,990
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

The alternate forms: Mür (14), Můr (3) & Mùr (1) are calculated separately.

Mur (7,716) may also be a first name.

Mur Last Name Facts

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

Mur (Georgian: მურ, Hindi: मुर, Marathi: मुर, Oriya: ମୁର) is more commonly found in Spain than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Mür, Můr or Mùr. Click here for further potential spellings of Mur.

How Common Is The Last Name Mur? popularity and diffusion

It is the 42,766th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 598,812 people. Mur is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Mur are found; 31 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 29 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 72,786th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 7,716 people.

The last name Mur is most frequently held in Spain, where it is carried by 3,551 people, or 1 in 13,166. In Spain it is primarily found in: Aragon, where 46 percent are found, Catalonia, where 34 percent are found and Madrid, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Spain Mur exists in 94 countries. It also occurs in France, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

Mur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mur has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mur last name expanded 1,336 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Mur last name are 28.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mur earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 67.3% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,432 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning $22,810,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.89% less than the national average, earning $37,157 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.48% less than the national average, earning $27,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mür8914/
Můr893/
Mùr891/
Muir8660,465/
Mure868,564/
Murr868,098/
Muhr866,584/
Maur864,567/
Murt863,239/
Meur862,596/
Mour862,573/
Murd86449/
Muur86119/
Murz8696/
Murh8645/
Mutr8637/
Musr8615/
Mhur869/
Murp868/
Hmur862/
Muyr861/
Mujr861/
Muïr861/
Maure7510,036/
Moure759,495/
Murph752,383/
Mahur752,026/
Murre751,821/
Murhe751,678/
Mohur75345/
Meure75198/
Murpf75177/
Maurh75152/
Mourh75104/
Muhyr75102/
Mhure7594/
Musre7586/
Muire7548/
Maurd7525/
Mouhr7518/
Muyre7515/
Mourd7513/
Mourt7510/
Maurt758/
Hmour757/
Moutr757/
Mouyr756/
Muirr755/
Mautr754/
Mauhr754/
Muird754/
Musrt753/
Mmure753/
Maurp752/
Murtt752/
Mausr752/
Mhaur752/
Maurr752/
Mauur751/
Mutrt751/
Mmour751/
Hmmur751/
Mhour751/
Murrr751/
Muusr751/
Muirt751/
Maurì751/
Meurr751/
Murrd751/
Mourz750/
Murrh750/
Maurz750/
Meuhr750/
Muhrr750/
Mor6736,897/
Mahaur674,234/
Murova671,721/
Mourre67935/
Murowa67642/
Murová67252/
Mór67125/
Mudthr67122/
Mahhur6737/
Meurre6720/
Maurre674/
Mushhr672/
Mhuire672/
Mourhe671/
Murrph671/
Murhph671/
Maahur671/
Musrrt671/
Musrph671/
Murtht671/
Muirhe671/
Mourdh671/
Murrre671/
Muthrz671/
Murrhe670/

Mur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mur in the Georgian language
მურmur-
Mur in the Oriya language
ମୁରmura93.75
ମୂରmura6.25
Mur in the Hindi language
मुरmura77.3
मूरmura20.57
मुृmur0.71
मुर्mur0.71
Mur in the Marathi language
मुरmura55
मूरmura45

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mur
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