Murce Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Murce Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murce Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Murçe (1) are calculated separately.

Murce (18) may also be a first name.

Murce Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murce occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Murçe. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Murce? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,907,068th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Murce live; 86 percent live in South America and 85 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 18 people.

The surname Murce is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 2,642,893. In Brazil Murce is primarily found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 47 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 37 percent reside and São Paulo, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Brazil this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Murce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Murce has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Murce last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murce Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murçe931/
Murche91176/
Murcer9176/
Maurce9110/
Murces913/
Murcie913/
Mource912/
Murcke911/
Murcey910/
Murcier83177/
Murched8342/
Mourcet8322/
Murchet8313/
Murchey8312/
Muhrcke836/
Murcett835/
Meurcet833/
Maurcie832/
Mourche831/
Mourcie831/
Murcher830/
Murches830/
Murckie830/
Murch805,319/
Murke801,286/
Murge80964/
Murca80831/
Murcy80209/
Morce80201/
Murse80106/
Murci8099/
Murje8037/
Murze804/
Murcj801/
Mourched7778/
Murschez771/
Hmourche771/
Murkhe73847/
Mursed73702/
Mursch73689/
Murzea73342/
Murgea73330/
Murkey73194/
Murset73153/
Murges73139/
Murkeu73121/
Murger7397/
Murchy7354/
Murgey7351/
Mourse7321/
Murgie7318/
Murjee7317/
Mourge7317/
Murkie7316/
Morcey7313/
Mourcy7312/
Murchi7312/
Meurke7311/
Murkee739/
Maurch739/
Morcke739/
Maurje738/
Meurch737/
Murchd735/
Murged734/
Mursei733/
Mursey732/
Murseu732/
Murcay732/
Maurca732/
Murcis732/
Murcai732/
Mourch731/
Mourje731/
Murjea731/
Murser731/
Murget731/
Murseh731/
Murque731/
Mourci731/
Murzey731/
Muršed731/
Mursep731/
Murses731/
Murshe731/
Mursie731/
Murqez731/
Murcit731/
Murcka731/
Murhze731/
Mürche731/
Mourke730/
Morcie730/
Murcky730/
Murrch730/
Moorce730/
Murschetz7199/
Murshed6734,057/
Murzich67804/
Murchio67546/
Meurzet67351/
Meurgey67340/
Murkett67251/
Murgesh67178/
Murs67177/
Murgich67110/
Mourges67106/
Meurkes67101/
Murzych6779/
Mursieh6773/
Meurger6762/
Maurset6762/
Mursier6747/
Morsche6721/
Murgett6720/
Murdjõe6712/
Murseed6711/
Mursett679/
Murcaya676/
Murseat675/
Mursich674/
Maursey673/
Murgess673/
Meursey673/
Murquez672/
Maurchi672/
Mourget672/
Moursey672/
Murkich671/
Murkeer671/
Murkets671/
Murques671/
Murx671/
Muireki671/
Muirset671/
Mursser671/
Maurzet671/
Mourhse671/
Mourkeu671/
Murtjee671/
Mourchi671/
Moursei671/
Murchid671/
Murchyh671/
Murscheidt670/
Meursch670/
Murchay670/
Maurser670/
Murchis670/
Mursher670/
Murssee670/
Murkhey670/
Murtzie670/

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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 Murce
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