Muriel Surname

19,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Muriel Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Muriel'; v. Merrall.

Muriel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia11,1291:4,293672
Spain5,8481:7,995970
Bolivia2,6561:3,997604
United States1,6511:219,53921,324
Ecuador1,6091:9,8861,601
France7611:87,28312,470
Argentina7491:57,0674,830
Peru6401:49,6634,238
Mexico6371:194,8615,345
Philippines3311:305,85643,129
Israel1991:43,0035,816
Venezuela1821:165,9564,925
Brazil1551:1,381,12546,713
England1221:456,70530,074
Chile1051:167,7765,566
Puerto Rico841:42,2641,050
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Canada551:669,92054,285
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Australia361:749,88148,970
Costa Rica291:164,8302,283
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
India151:51,137,692512,385
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Barbados101:28,7451,389
Panama91:434,6958,518
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Finland61:916,11741,832
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
China31:455,773,85521,925
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(French.) A sea wall or bank, to keep off the water; a name of place.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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 in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Muriél, Muriël or Müriel. For other potential spellings of Muriel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muriel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 19,958th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 265,911 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Muriel live; 63 percent live in South America and 41 percent live in Caribbean South America. Muriel is also the 4,820th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 217,054 people.

The surname Muriel is most common in Colombia, where it is borne by 11,129 people, or 1 in 4,293. In Colombia it is primarily concentrated in: Antioquia Department, where 41 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 24 percent live and Atlántico Department, where 5 percent live. Besides Colombia this surname occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 21 percent live and Bolivia, where 10 percent live.

Muriel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Muriel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Muriel surname grew 82,550 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 249 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Muriel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Muriel last name is chiefly Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States Muriel are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.36% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muriél941/
Muriël941/
Müriel941/
Murriel92655/
Mauriel9258/
Muriell9219/
Muriele9211/
Meuriel928/
Mueriel921/
Murielt921/
Murielh921/
Murel91305/
Muril9158/
Murielle861,023/
Murriell8686/
Mauriell8615/
Meurriel862/
Mouriele861/
Muraisel861/
Maurel8316,071/
Moriel832,747/
Murail83625/
Miriel83472/
Murrel83384/
Murell83246/
Mauril83224/
Murgel83215/
Mutrel8389/
Murril8362/
Mourel8352/
Musril8326/
Murill8323/
Murzel836/
Musrel833/
Mureal833/
Mouril833/
Murjel832/
Muruel832/
Mureil832/
Mureel831/
Murzil831/
Muhril831/
Meurel831/
Murl80147/
Maurielle804/
Murrell7723,963/
Murrill771,513/
Maureal77865/
Maurell77433/
Mauriol77318/
Morriel7769/
Musroil7748/
Maureil7748/
Murzell7746/
Murijal7744/
Murawel7727/
Meurell7724/
Murajil7724/
Murreld7716/
Muriyal7715/
Moriell7712/
Moureil7711/
Musrail778/
Moureal778/
Murrail775/
Muryele774/
Mourell773/
Mirriel772/
Maurill771/
Murayil771/
Murehal771/
Mureill771/
Murreal771/
Mujreil771/
Muerell771/
Mautrel771/
Murhyel771/
Muraile771/
Hmmuril771/
Moraiel771/
Muirell771/
Maurrel771/
Mourill770/
Morel73181,131/
Moril731,319/
Mirel73735/
Miril73177/
Mierl73114/
Mürel739/
Murzl738/
Murld737/
Muurl733/
Maurl731/
Mourl731/
Murhl731/
Murrl731/
Mórel731/
Muhrl730/
Muraille71339/
Moureuil7118/
Muhrijal7115/
Murilova7111/
Mureille719/
Musriyal716/
Muriyole714/
Mauriyal713/
Meurrell713/
Mhuryell713/
Morawiel712/
Mourreal712/
Morriell711/
Meuriyal711/
Morrieal711/
Murreale711/
Murreill711/
Maureill711/
Maurrell711/
Murejele711/
Murehall710/
Murriill710/
Morell6720,425/
Moreel67974/
Morrel67519/
Mouraille67251/
Moreil67224/
Moreal67221/
Mirell67119/
Moerel67116/
Maureille6793/
Morril6772/
Morill6770/
Morzel6750/
Mürell6724/
Mührel6713/
Mourreale6710/
Morail679/
Mierel678/
Moorel674/
Mirril673/
Mirill673/
Miriyl673/
Mirrel673/
Moréel673/
Mahurl671/
Moryel671/
Mourraile671/
Murrll671/
Moeril671/
Murlet671/
Moutreiil671/
Morzil671/
Morëel671/
Moruil671/
Mhuryelle671/
Mutryhill670/

Muriel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muriel in the Oriya language
ମୁରିଏଲmuri'ela-
Muriel in the Hindi language
म्यूरीयलmyuriyala33.33
म्यूरिलmyurila33.33
म्यूरियलmyuriyala33.33
Muriel in the Marathi language
युरेलyurela16.67
युरीलyurila16.67
मुिरएलmuira'ela16.67
मुरीलmurila11.11
मुरीयलmuriyala11.11
मुरीईलmuri'ila11.11
मुरेलmurela5.56
मुिरयेलmuirayela5.56
मुरीएलmuri'ela5.56
Muriel in the Russian language
Муриэльmuriel-
Muriel in the Arabic language
ميوريلmywryl-
موريالmwryal-
مورييلmwryyl-

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