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 Muriel Salary in
United States
$37,909 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
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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