Murfie Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
South Africa

Murfie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murfie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Murfie (11) may also be a first name.

Murfie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murfie is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Murfie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murfie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Murfie reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Murfie is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Murfie is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 132,249,194. Barring Indonesia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Murfie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murfie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Murfie surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murffie920/
Murfi91336/
Murfe9116/
Murfet83794/
Murfee83199/
Murfey83105/
Murfit83103/
Murfhi8333/
Morfie8311/
Murfid831/
Mourfi831/
Meurfi831/
Murfio831/
Murffe831/
Murfer831/
Murfitt772,346/
Murfett77679/
Murphie77269/
Murffey773/
Murfhey772/
Morfiye772/
Murffit771/
Morfoie771/
Musrfer771/
Murrfey771/
Murfeed771/
Murfhit770/
Murfith770/
Meurfee770/
Murpfey770/
Morfe734,288/
Morfi731,061/
Mirfi73117/
Murfa7333/
Murfy7318/
Murffitt711/
Murphies711/
Mourffee711/
Maurfett710/
Morffi671,995/
Morffe671,123/
Morfey67291/
Murphi67288/
Morfea67174/
Morfee67143/
Morfei6735/
Murfhy6712/
Murffy6710/
Murfay679/
Murphe674/
Murrfy673/
Morfii673/
Muerfy671/
Morrfe671/
Mourfy671/
Muirfy670/
Murpfy670/
Murfau670/
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 Murfie
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