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 may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murehead? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murehead is the 2,372,517th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Murehead reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 5,576,291. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 66 percent are found, Tennessee, where 17 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found.

Murehead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Murehead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Murehead last name expanded 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for 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
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  • 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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