Murey Surname
Approximately 1,303 people bear this surname
Murey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,019 | 1:45,319 | 4,684 |
| Nigeria | 138 | 1:1,283,643 | 51,044 |
| Venezuela | 35 | 1:862,974 | 13,724 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 281 | 1:178,714 | 15,946 |
The alternate forms: Mürey (47) are calculated separately.
Murey (71) may also be a first name.
Murey Demographics
Average Murey Salary in
United States
$55,802 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Murey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murey (Hindi: मौर्या, Russian: Мурей) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Mürey. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murey? popularity and diffusion
Murey is the 293,188th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,592,898 people. Murey is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Murey live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequent first name globally It is held by 71 people.
The last name Murey is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,019 people, or 1 in 45,319. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Uasin Gishu County, where 65 percent live, Nandi County, where 28 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 5 percent live. Beside Kenya Murey is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and Venezuela, where 3 percent live.
Murey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Murey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Murey surname fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Murey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Murey last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Murey surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.
Murey earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.32% more than the national average, earning $55,802 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Murey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murey in the Hindi language | ||
| मौर्या | maurya | 66.67 |
| मुरेया | mureya | 33.33 |
| Murey in the Russian language | ||
| Мурей | murej | - |
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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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- 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 Murey
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