Murison Surname

192,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Murison Surname Definition:

1 Murray's Son: v. Murray1. 2 for Morrison, q.v.

Murison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4581:118,29214,071
Scotland4341:12,3361,649
England4021:138,60213,521
Canada2901:127,05413,264
United States2471:1,467,445100,382
Australia1921:140,60315,124
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Wales291:106,7088,358
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
France81:8,302,840321,660
Norway71:734,61250,907
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brunei21:209,3663,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2791:13,4171,555
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Murison (12) may also be a first name.

Murison Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 Murray's Son: v. Murray1. 2 for Morrison, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Murison Last Name Facts

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

Murison is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Murison? popularity and diffusion

It is the 192,523rd most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,332,211 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Murison reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles. Murison is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 12 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 458 people, or 1 in 118,292. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 31 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Murison occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 20 percent reside and England, where 18 percent reside.

Murison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Murison has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Murison surname expanded 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,010 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Murison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Murison surname is primarily Presbyterian (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Murison surname are 12.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Murison earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 80.27% more than the national average, earning 623,884 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.89% more than the national average, earning R 325,308 per year; in United States they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning $52,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $54,206 CAD per year.

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