Murk Surname

244,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Murk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5661:640,38751,492
Netherlands3581:47,1718,058
Germany3061:263,09028,132
Croatia1281:33,0366,772
Pakistan941:1,900,46718,692
Switzerland671:122,58112,361
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Slovenia271:92,13611,211
Austria161:532,21549,801
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Finland71:785,24338,644
India51:153,413,076951,030
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland111:340,29210,329
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

The alternate forms: Mürk (312) are calculated separately.

Murk (1,783) may also be a first name.

Murk Last Name Facts

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

Murk (Hindi: मुर्क) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Mürk. For other possible spellings of Murk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murk is the 244,062nd most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,462,674 people. The surname Murk is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Murk are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 181,162nd most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 1,783 people.

Murk is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 566 people, or 1 in 640,387. In The United States it is mostly found in: Nevada, where 18 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and Maryland, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States Murk occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 22 percent are found and Germany, where 19 percent are found.

Murk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Murk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Murk last name increased 898 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Murk last name are 5.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Murk earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.98% less than the national average, earning $41,862 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.01% more than the national average, earning $56,149 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mürk92312/
Murke891,286/
Murck89155/
Meurk89114/
Mourk8961/
Murkh8920/
Maurk891/
Mgurk891/
Muerk890/
Murkhe80847/
Murcks8024/
Meurke8011/
Murcke801/
Mourke800/
Mork755,931/
Murg75996/
Mirk75837/
Murq751/
Murx751/
Murc751/
Murková73200/
Murkova73109/
Murcková67344/
Mourková67281/
Mirck67225/
Murgg67145/
Morzk67122/
Moerk67107/
Mirkh6740/
Mürke6738/
Morkh6728/
Murckova6710/
Maurx679/
Mierk673/
Moork673/
Mourkova672/
Muirq672/
Murgh672/
Mujrc671/
Murcp671/
Morrk671/
Meurg671/
Maurg671/
Muirg671/
Maurc671/
Murct670/
Murrg670/
Mourg670/

Murk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murk in the Hindi language
मुर्कmurka-

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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
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  • 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 Murk
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