Murdiff Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Murdiff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Murdiff Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland711:66,3234,252
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Murdiff Demographics

Murdiff Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 2 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Murdiff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murdiff is found most in Ireland. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Murdiff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murdiff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,237,939th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Murdiff reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in Ireland, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 66,323. In Ireland it is most numerous in: Leinster, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Ireland this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Murdiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murdiff has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Murdiff last name grew 3,550 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Murdiff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Murdiff last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murdif923/
Murdeif861/
Mordiff860/
Maurdeff8011/
Murdiv7740/
Mirdif771/
Murdiev7128/
Murdiow711/
Mordeff710/
Murdev621/
Murdew620/
Mordiev57128/
Maurdev578/
Murdeva577/
Mirdiev573/
Murdeev571/
Maurdeva537/
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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 Murdiff
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