Murff Surname

239,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Murff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6651:217,69321,175
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:231,42319,482

Murff (22) may also be a first name.

Murff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murff is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murff is the 239,163rd most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,350,774 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Murff are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Murff is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,665 people, or 1 in 217,693. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 28 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and Missouri, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and China, where 0 percent are found.

Murff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Murff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Murff surname grew 767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Murff are 37.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.79% registered with the party.

Murff earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.41% less than the national average, earning $42,109 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murffe911/
Murf8947/
Morff80226/
Murpf80177/
Murrf8019/
Murfe8016/
Mourf801/
Murfch732/
Musrrf731/
Murphf731/
Morf672,444/
Mirf67235/
Murb6769/
Murv671/
Murw671/
Murph602,383/
Muirb6038/
Murbh607/
Moorf606/
Mourb601/
Mourv601/
Murpht5512/
Mouhrb554/
Murphe554/
Murphs551/
Murrph551/
Murphp551/
Murhph551/
Musrph551/
Moorwf550/
Muhyrev503/
Muirhew500/

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Murff Reference & Research

Murff DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Murff FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Murff
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis