Murex Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Murex Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Murex (47) may also be a first name.
Murex Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murex Come From? nationality or country of origin
Murex is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Murex? popularity and diffusion
Murex is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Murex live; 44 percent live in Oceania Islands and 44 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Murex is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 47 people.
The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 25 percent reside, Enga, where 25 percent reside and National Capital District, where 25 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Murex
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