Murnahan Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Murnahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murnahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3151:1,150,66382,561
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Murnahan Last Name Facts

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

Murnahan occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murnahan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 862,604th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Murnahan reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Murnahan is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 1,150,663. In The United States Murnahan is mostly found in: Ohio, where 55 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Indiana, where 6 percent are found.

Murnahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Murnahan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Murnahan last name increased 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murnahan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Murnahan surname are 13.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Murnahan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.67% less than the national average, earning $32,506 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mournahan9431/
Murnhan931/
Murnaham882/
Mornahan881/
Mournaan880/
Murnan86711/
Murnane804,996/
Murnain8054/
Murngan802/
Murnang802/
Mornaan801/
Mournan801/
Murnand800/
Murnant800/
Murnann800/
Murnean800/
Meurnan800/
Mournean754/
Murnayne752/
Mournant751/
Muirenan751/
Murnanne751/
Mournane751/
Murrnane750/
Maurnane750/
Mornan71231/
Mirnan714/
Murnam713/
Murnon710/
Moornan679/
Murnaim673/
Maurngnang671/
Mornann671/
Moernan671/
Mornean670/
Mornon57147/

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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 Murnahan
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