Murday Surname

277,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Murday Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1,0261:1,261152
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
England1061:525,64232,946
France531:1,253,259128,888
Canada411:898,67368,969
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Murday (33) may also be a first name.

Murday Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murday is borne by more people in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murday? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 277,054th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,209,111 people. Murday is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Murday reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean. Murday is also the 1,807,719th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 33 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Mauritius, where it is held by 1,026 people, or 1 in 1,261. In Mauritius it is mostly concentrated in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 53 percent reside, Moka District, where 17 percent reside and Flacq District, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Mauritius this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Murday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murday has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Murday last name rose 1,182 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Murday Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Murday surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Murday are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Murday earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.41% less than the national average, earning $42,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.86% more than the national average, earning $58,059 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murdaya9288/
Murdaye923/
Maurday921/
Murdy911,185/
Murda91917/
Murdayat8610/
Murdas832,247/
Murdhy83192/
Murdey8385/
Murdah8379/
Murdad8379/
Murdha8367/
Mirday8365/
Murdyi8365/
Murdyd8342/
Murzda8335/
Mourda8314/
Murdiy8311/
Murdai839/
Murddy836/
Morday834/
Murdaz832/
Meurdy831/
Mourdy831/
Murdau831/
Murdda831/
Murdga831/
Muirda831/
Muerda831/
Murtda831/
Murdys830/
Murdach77135/
Murdiya77108/
Murdaap7773/
Murdoyo7771/
Murdych7771/
Murdiyo7768/
Murdaah7730/
Mirdday7721/
Mourdad7717/
Murdaha7714/
Mirdaya775/
Murdaip775/
Murduya775/
Murdiea773/
Murdash773/
Murtdha773/
Murdaja771/
Murduja771/
Mourdai771/
Mourdas771/
Murdoja771/
Mordhay771/
Mourdaa771/
Mourrda771/
Murdatt770/
Mirda737,805/
Mordy732,073/
Murdi731,903/
Morda731,135/
Murde73172/
Murdà731/
Mirdy730/
Murdiyah71232/
Murdiyat7128/
Mirdhaya714/
Murdauch711/
Murdaudh711/
Murddaha711/
Mirdha67100,407/
Mirdda672,886/
Mourdi672,413/
Mordey671,035/
Murdie67753/
Mirdah67306/
Mortda67184/
Mirdey67105/
Mordağ6787/
Mordau6753/
Murdid6742/
Mordha6739/
Murder6728/
Murdhiyah6723/
Mierda6723/
Mordaa6721/
Murddi6720/
Moordy6719/
Murdhi6716/
Mhirda6713/
Mirhda6712/
Murdio677/
Murdis677/
Mourde677/
Morddy676/
Murdit674/
Mordai674/
Mirdhy674/
Meurde674/
Mirddy673/
Murdhe672/
Mordea672/
Mirzda672/
Murdue672/
Mórdha671/
Maurdi671/
Murdih671/
Mirdai671/
Murdeh671/
Murdeu671/
Mirdea671/
Mortdy671/
Murdoe670/
Murdes670/
Maurde670/
Murdee670/

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