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
The last name Murex occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Murex.
How Common Is The Last Name Murex? popularity and diffusion
The surname Murex is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Murex are found; 44 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 44 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,467,136th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 47 people.
This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 25 percent are found, Enga, where 25 percent are found and National Capital District, where 25 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 11 percent are found.
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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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