Murchú Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Murchú Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 32 | 1:147,154 | 6,785 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Murchu (76) are calculated separately.
Murchú Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murchú Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Murchú is held by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Murchu. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murchú? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Murchú are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname Murchú is most frequent in Ireland, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 147,154. In Ireland it is mostly found in: Leinster, where 94 percent reside, Connaught, where 3 percent reside and Munster, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Ireland Murchú exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Murchú
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis