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

The surname Murk (Hindi: मुर्क) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms: Mürk. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murk is the 244,062nd most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,462,674 people. The surname Murk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Murk reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Murk is also the 181,162nd most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 1,783 people.

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

Murk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 898 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Murk last name are 5.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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