Murehead Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Murehead Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murehead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:5,576,291276,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Murehead Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murehead is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Murehead click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murehead? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Murehead reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 5,576,291. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 66 percent reside, Tennessee, where 17 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside.

Murehead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Murehead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Murehead last name grew 813 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murehead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Murehead surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Murehead earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.1% less than the national average, earning $37,064 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muirehead942/
Murhead938/
Muirhead8811,618/
Murihead8820/
Murrhead881/
Meurhead880/
Mureed868,055/
Muread8612/
Mureha8611/
Mureea862/
Morrehead826/
Muirheadh822/
Mourihead821/
Murrihead821/
Muirheadd821/
Muirhiead820/
Murreed804,316/
Morhead8033/
Morehea803/
Moureed802/
Morehad801/
Mutreha801/
Mujread801/
Murehee800/
Mooreehead781/
D'Muirhead781/
Murea771,418/
Moorhead759,910/
Muirheid75204/
Morrhead7510/
Muiraead756/
Moorehad754/
Maureaud752/
Moreheed751/
Maurhaud751/
Mmorhead750/
Mureau711,292/
Murgea71330/
Maurea7190/
Murihe7170/
Muraid7134/
Muriha7122/
Muryad7121/
Murjee7117/
Murjad7113/
Murehi7113/
Mourea719/
Muried717/
Muriad715/
Murhya714/
Murged714/
Muryha714/
Moorheadd713/
Muraed713/
Mureid712/
Mooreheah711/
Murjea711/
Muirheidt711/
Mureet711/
Mureai711/
Murhia711/
Muriee711/
Muryea711/
Moureau674,172/
Maureau67758/
Mouraud67631/
Murohat6748/
Mauraud6733/
Muriete6724/
Murzaud6718/
Mureith6710/
Murriea678/
Maureid676/
Murgeat676/
Muriesh673/
Musriha672/
Murayad672/
Morjeed672/
Muryohe672/
Muriyad672/
Murihey671/
Mahuree671/
Mauryad671/
Mauryee671/
Morejad671/
Mooread671/
Mouryea671/
Murgeah671/
Murjaha671/
Muryehy671/
Murayed671/
Maureeh671/
Mauriha671/
Meuraud671/
Morehaa671/
Murreay671/
Muhriha671/
Murayea671/
Muregia671/
Mouraed671/
Muruhia671/
Mureiya671/
Mouraid671/
Maurehi671/
Mauryhe671/

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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 Murehead
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