Murless Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Ireland

Murless Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Moor-Leas [Old English mór, moor + leáh, lea]

Murless Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa701:773,96753,253
England241:2,321,58686,519
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
China21:683,660,78330,601
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Wales181:87,1343,963
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Murless Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Moor-Leas [Old English mór, moor + leáh, lea]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Murless Last Name Facts

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

Murless occurs most in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murless? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,551,568th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. Murless occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Murless live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 773,967. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 84 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and Western Cape, where 3 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent reside and Ireland, where 11 percent reside.

Murless Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Murless has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 55 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 88 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Murless Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Murless earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 4.68% less than the national average, earning R 226,512 per year and in Canada they earn 24.31% more than the national average, earning $61,761 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murlless9345/
Murles9214/
Mourles863/
Morless862/
Mirless861/
Murliss861/
Murle83329/
Murls831/
Murelles802/
Murilles802/
Muireles801/
Murlease801/
Mirrless800/
Muirlees800/
Morles775,075/
Murley773,710/
Murlis77119/
Mirles7788/
Meurle7759/
Murlee7715/
Murrle7714/
Murlie7710/
Mourle778/
Maurle771/
Murlhe771/
Muhrle771/
Murler771/
Murlet771/
Maurelles757/
Mourelles752/
Murrelles750/
Mohurle7119,854/
Mahurle71658/
Mirliss7147/
Meurlet7141/
Mourlet7140/
Moerles7135/
Murelle7118/
Murille7113/
Murrley716/
Mourley716/
Morleas714/
Murrels713/
Mierles713/
Mhurley713/
Mirlees713/
Murrlie713/
Morlles713/
Morrles712/
Murller712/
Morhles711/
Morlies711/
Mourlle711/
Murlysh711/
Mirlhes711/
Morzles711/
Mourlie711/
Mhaurle711/
Meurley710/
Murlley710/
Meurrle710/
Murills710/
Murhley710/
Murlett710/
Murla675,552/
Murli672,642/
Morle672,314/
Mourelle671,538/
Murielle671,023/
Murrells67404/
Mirelles67344/
Maurille67255/
Mirrlees67181/
Mürle67134/
Murrelle6779/
Mourille6777/
Murly6763/
Maurelle6752/
Murrills6744/
Mutrelle6741/
Murrille6736/
Morelles6736/
Morilles6711/
Moureels6710/
Mirls679/
Murlá674/
Mirilles673/
Mierlejs672/
Murillet671/
Mahurley671/
Murellez671/
Muruelle671/
Meurlley671/
Maurells671/
Mureller670/

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