Murfet Surname

433,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Murfet Surname Definition:

MORPAT: Probably from Morpeth (c. 1210 Morpat') in Northumberland. Walter Murpac (perhaps miswritten or misread for Murpat) witnessed a charter of the church of Mernes to the church of St, James of Passelet by Peter de Polloc, c. 1177-99 (RMP.

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Murfet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4201:64,2757,702
England3651:152,65214,538
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Murfet (15) may also be a first name.

Murfet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MORPAT: Probably from Morpeth (c. 1210 Morpat') in Northumberland. Walter Murpac (perhaps miswritten or misread for Murpat) witnessed a charter of the church of Mernes to the church of St, James of Passelet by Peter de Polloc, c. 1177-99 (RMP., p. 98 Euphan Morpat appears in Biggar in 1643 (Lanark CR.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Murfet Last Name Facts

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

Murfet occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murfet? popularity and diffusion

It is the 433,161st most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,178,269 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Murfet are found; 53 percent are found in Australasia and 53 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name Murfet is most frequently used in Australia, where it is carried by 420 people, or 1 in 64,275. In Australia Murfet is most prevalent in: Tasmania, where 66 percent are found, Queensland, where 17 percent are found and Victoria, where 10 percent are found. Not including Australia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 46 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

Murfet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Murfet has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Murfet surname rose 474 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murfett92679/
Murfe9116/
Maurfett860/
Murfee83199/
Murfey83105/
Murfit83103/
Morfet833/
Murfie833/
Mirfet832/
Murffe831/
Murfer831/
Murfitt772,346/
Morfett77269/
Morffet778/
Murphet774/
Murffey773/
Murfhey772/
Murffit771/
Murfeed771/
Murrfey771/
Musrfer771/
Murpfey770/
Meurfee770/
Murfith770/
Morfiet770/
Murfhit770/
Murffie770/
Morfeit770/
Morfe734,288/
Murfi73336/
Murfa7333/
Murfy7318/
Murffitt711/
Morffett711/
Murphett711/
Mourffee711/
Morffe671,123/
Morfey67291/
Morfea67174/
Morfee67143/
Morfit6796/
Morfei6735/
Murfhi6733/
Murfhy6712/
Morfie6711/
Murffy6710/
Murfay679/
Murphe674/
Murrfy673/
Murfid671/
Morrfe671/
Mourfi671/
Meurfi671/
Murfio671/
Mourfy671/
Muirfy670/
Murpfy670/

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