Murdoff Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Murdoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murdoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Israel581:147,54515,555
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Murdoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murdoff is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murdoff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,374,607th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Murdoff are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Murdoff is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 4,072,572. In The United States Murdoff is mostly concentrated in: North Dakota, where 18 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Oregon, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Murdoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Murdoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Murdoff surname expanded 494 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murdoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Murdoff last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% being registered with the party.

The amount Murdoff earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.3% more than the national average, earning $51,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $46,375 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murdof920/
Mordoff8688/
Murdoft861/
Mordhoff800/
Murdov7713/
Murdow773/
Mordof772/
Mordaff710/
Moordaff675/
Mirdaf627/
Mirdov622/
Murdaw620/

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Murdoff Reference & Research

Murdock FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Murdoff
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis