Murhill Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Murhill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murhill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683

Murhill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murhill is held by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Murhill.

How Common Is The Last Name Murhill? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murhill is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Murhill live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Ireland, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 362,226. In Ireland Murhill is mostly concentrated in: Munster, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Ireland this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Murhill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Murhill has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name grew 650 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Murhill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morhill8647/
Murille8613/
Murhell868/
Mureill861/
Murrhil860/
Muraille80339/
Maurille80255/
Mourille8077/
Murrille8036/
Mureille809/
Murichil804/
Murchell802/
Murreill801/
Maureill801/
Murail77625/
Mirhil777/
Murile774/
Mureil772/
Morhil771/
Mouraille75251/
Maureille7593/
Musroil7148/
Maureil7148/
Murrile7148/
Maurile7125/
Morhell7124/
Mourraille7121/
Murelle7118/
Moureil7111/
Musrail718/
Mireill716/
Murrail715/
Murhailova713/
Miraill712/
Mirhail711/
Muraile711/
Mujreil711/
Mourlle711/
Moreill711/
Meurile711/
Murchel710/
Mourelle671,538/
Murle67329/
Murrelle6779/
Maurelle6752/
Mourilhe6742/
Morchell674/
Mauricil672/
Mirehiel671/
Muraisel671/
Murecell670/

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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 Murhill
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