Murlá Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Denmark

Murlá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murlá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Murla (5,552) & Murlà (8) are calculated separately.

Murlá Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murlá is borne by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Murla or Murlà. For other possible spellings of Murlá click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murlá? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murlá is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Murlá occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Murlá live; 50 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Spain, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,376,018. In Spain Murlá is primarily found in: Catalonia, where 50 percent are found and Valencian Community, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Spain this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cuba, where 25 percent are found and Denmark, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murla935,552/
Murlà938/
Murli802,642/
Murlo80345/
Murle80329/
Murly8063/
Morlá804/
Murley733,710/
Murlis73119/
Mourla73116/
Murlia7359/
Meurle7359/
Murlat7343/
Murlla7339/
Murlas7335/
Murlot7331/
Murllo7318/
Murlee7315/
Muurla7315/
Murles7314/
Murrle7314/
Murlie7310/
Murlai738/
Mourle738/
Murlay735/
Murrla733/
Mourly733/
Mmurli732/
Mourli732/
Maurli732/
Muhrle731/
Murrly731/
Murlya731/
Murluy731/
Murlli731/
Murlhe731/
Maurle731/
Maurla731/
Meurla731/
Murler731/
Murlet731/
Muerla731/
Meurli731/
Murrlé731/
Mourlo731/
Murillo67467,431/
Mohurle6719,854/
Murelli671,288/
Murilla67842/
Mahurle67658/
Murello67485/
Mourlot67329/
Mourlas67244/
Murella67161/
Murless67133/
Murlatt6748/
Meurlay6741/
Meurlet6741/
Mourlet6740/
Mourlat6721/
Meurlot6719/
Murelle6718/
Maurlia6714/
Murille6713/
Murlaas6710/
Murilli677/
Murrley676/
Mourley676/
Maurlod674/
Murliah674/
Mhurley673/
Muryllo673/
Mohurla673/
Murrlie673/
Mourles673/
Mourlay673/
Murller672/
Muirllo672/
Mourlai671/
Mourhly671/
Murliss671/
Mhaurle671/
Mourlle671/
Murlich671/
Murlitt671/
Murlych671/
Murrlay671/
Murrllo671/
Murzllo671/
Murlott671/
Mourlie671/
Murelly671/
Murlett670/
Murlach670/
Murloch670/
Murhley670/
Meurrle670/
Meurley670/
Murlley670/
Muirely670/

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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 Murlá
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