Murcell Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Canada

Murcell Surname Definition:

Diminutives of Mus, nickname of Thomas.

Murcell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Murcell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Diminutives of Mus, nickname of Thomas.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Murcell Last Name Facts

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

Murcell is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murcell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,055,934th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Murcell are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Murcell is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 91 percent are found and Western Cape, where 9 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Murcell is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 24 percent are found.

Murcell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murcell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Murcell surname declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Murcell Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Murcell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.38% more than the national average, earning R 412,020 per year; in United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.9% less than the national average, earning $29,861 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murchell932/
Murcel921/
Murschell8877/
Mursell86417/
Morcell8675/
Murzell8646/
Mourcel8633/
Murceel860/
Murkell860/
Murchel860/
Murschel80753/
Murtsell809/
Murshell801/
Murtzell800/
Murtchel800/
Morcel77464/
Murgel77215/
Mursel7769/
Murkel7716/
Murzel776/
Morcll774/
Murjel772/
Murkll770/
Morschell7545/
Murschael756/
Morsell71416/
Moerschell71155/
Murshel71144/
Morckel71140/
Moursel7172/
Morzell716/
Morcill714/
Mourcil711/
Murdzel711/
Murszel711/
Morciel711/
Murssel711/
Mursill711/
Morkell710/
Morschel67999/
Moerckel6760/
Murkl679/
Murzl678/
Mortsell676/
Mursl672/
Mürschel672/
Murxl671/
Moerscel671/
Mourshel670/

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