Muriel Surname
Approximately 27,406 people bear this surname
Muriel Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Muriel'; v. Merrall.
Muriel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 11,129 | 1:4,293 | 672 |
| Spain | 5,848 | 1:7,995 | 970 |
| Bolivia | 2,656 | 1:3,997 | 604 |
| United States | 1,651 | 1:219,539 | 21,324 |
| Ecuador | 1,609 | 1:9,886 | 1,601 |
| France | 761 | 1:87,283 | 12,470 |
| Argentina | 749 | 1:57,067 | 4,830 |
| Peru | 640 | 1:49,663 | 4,238 |
| Mexico | 637 | 1:194,861 | 5,345 |
| Philippines | 331 | 1:305,856 | 43,129 |
| Israel | 199 | 1:43,003 | 5,816 |
| Venezuela | 182 | 1:165,956 | 4,925 |
| Brazil | 155 | 1:1,381,125 | 46,713 |
| England | 122 | 1:456,705 | 30,074 |
| Chile | 105 | 1:167,776 | 5,566 |
| Puerto Rico | 84 | 1:42,264 | 1,050 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| New Zealand | 45 | 1:100,629 | 13,472 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Costa Rica | 29 | 1:164,830 | 2,283 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 1:137,270 | 12,322 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Paraguay | 14 | 1:516,910 | 6,745 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Barbados | 10 | 1:28,745 | 1,389 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Saint Lucia | 5 | 1:35,756 | 1,958 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 49 | 1:497,457 | 27,315 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Muriél (1), Muriël (1) & Müriel (1) are calculated separately.
Muriel (217,054) may also be a first name.
Muriel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Muriel'; v. Merrall.
Ir. Muirgheal, earlier Muirgel, 'sea-white.' A favorite name for women in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. (1) Muriel, spouse of Robert de Landeles, a. 1174 (Kelso, 322). (2) Muriel de Polloc, daughter of Peter de Polloc, was married to Walter Merdac or Murthac. She and her husband made grants fo the Abbey of Kinloss, 1225 (REM., p. 458). (3) Muriel, wife of David de Graham, 1279 (Blair, II, 163). (4) Muriel la filia Coneval, 1284 (LIM., XXXV). (5) Meriel Calder or Cawdor was heiress of the thanedom of Cawdor in the sixteenth century. The name appears in Icelandic as Myrgjol, daughter of Gljomal, an Irish kint (Lanandmabok, II, 16). From a woman of this name comes Rathmuriel, now Murriel, in Inch parish, Aberdeenshire (Watson I, p. 238).
(French.) A sea wall or bank, to keep off the water; a name of place.
Muriel Demographics
Average Male Muriel Height
172.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Muriel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muriel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muriel (Arabic: ميوريل, Hindi: म्यूरीयल, Marathi: युरेल, Oriya: ମୁରିଏଲ, Russian: Муриэль) is found most in Colombia. It may also occur in the variant forms: Muriél, Muriël or Müriel. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muriel? popularity and diffusion
Muriel is the 19,958th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 265,911 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Muriel live; 63 percent live in South America and 41 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 4,820th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 217,054 people.
It is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is held by 11,129 people, or 1 in 4,293. In Colombia Muriel is mostly found in: Antioquia Department, where 41 percent reside, Valle del Cauca Department, where 24 percent reside and Atlántico Department, where 5 percent reside. Other than Colombia this last name is found in 68 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 21 percent reside and Bolivia, where 10 percent reside.
Muriel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Muriel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 82,550 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 249 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Muriel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Muriel last name are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.36% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Muriel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 16.82% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,124 per year; in South Africa they earn 86.67% less than the national average, earning R 31,680 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.69% more than the national average, earning $26,490,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.14% less than the national average, earning $37,909 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.73% more than the national average, earning $52,531 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muriel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muriel in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁରିଏଲ | muri'ela | - |
| Muriel in the Hindi language | ||
| म्यूरीयल | myuriyala | 33.33 |
| म्यूरिल | myurila | 33.33 |
| म्यूरियल | myuriyala | 33.33 |
| Muriel in the Marathi language | ||
| युरेल | yurela | 16.67 |
| युरील | yurila | 16.67 |
| मुिरएल | muira'ela | 16.67 |
| मुरील | murila | 11.11 |
| मुरीयल | muriyala | 11.11 |
| मुरीईल | muri'ila | 11.11 |
| मुरेल | murela | 5.56 |
| मुिरयेल | muirayela | 5.56 |
| मुरीएल | muri'ela | 5.56 |
| Muriel in the Russian language | ||
| Муриэль | muriel | - |
| Muriel in the Arabic language | ||
| ميوريل | mywryl | - |
| موريال | mwryal | - |
| مورييل | mwryyl | - |
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