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

Murfie is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murfie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Murfie occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Murfie are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Murfie is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 132,249,194. Apart from Indonesia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Murfie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Murfie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 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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