Murfhy Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Murfhy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murfhy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Murfhy (15) may also be a first name.

Murfhy Last Name Facts

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

Murfhy occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Murfhy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murfhy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Murfhy live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.

Murfhy is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 26,449,839. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Papua, where 60 percent reside and East Kalimantan, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Murfhy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murfhy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Murfhy surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murfhey922/
Murfphy920/
Murfy9118/
Murphy83659,745/
Murfey83105/
Murfhi8333/
Murffy8310/
Murfay839/
Morfhy834/
Murrfy833/
Muerfy831/
Mourfy831/
Muirfy830/
Murpfy830/
Murphey775,793/
Murrphy7761/
Murphys7748/
Murphay7726/
Murphhy7714/
Murhphy779/
Murphyi775/
Murphjy774/
Murphyy774/
Mmurphy774/
Murphyt773/
Murffey773/
Murphyz772/
Muirphy772/
Maurphy772/
Murphuy771/
Mourphy771/
Murrfey771/
Hmurphy771/
Murphfy770/
Meurphy770/
Muhrfay770/
Murfith770/
Murfhit770/
Murphiy770/
Murpfay770/
Murphoy770/
Murpfey770/
Murfi73336/
Morfy73331/
Murfa7333/
Murfe7316/
Murpheys712/
Murrphey712/
Mourfaha712/
Murhphey711/
D'Murphy711/
Morphy671,597/
Murfet67794/
Morfey67291/
Murphi67288/
Murfee67199/
Murfit67103/
Morffy6749/
Mirphy678/
Murpha675/
Murphe674/
Murfie673/
Murffe671/
Murfer671/
Murfio671/
Murfid671/
Mourfi671/
Meurfi671/
Mirfey670/

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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 Murfhy
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