Murford Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Colombia

Murford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Murford Last Name Facts

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

Murford is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Murford reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Murford is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Alaska, where 25 percent are found, Maine, where 25 percent are found and Nebraska, where 25 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Murford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Murford has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Murford Last Name Statistics demography

Murford earn more than double the average income. In Colombia they earn 146.24% more than the national average, earning $55,902,800 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muirford931/
Murfor923/
Morford864,279/
Murffor861/
Moorford800/
Morrford800/
Moerford800/
Morfor77152/
Morfort712/
Mirfard711/
Morfffor671/
Morffort670/
Morphord670/
Moorfar5747/

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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
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  • 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 Murford
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