Murnain Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Murnain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murnain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia521:519,14839,018
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Murnain (44) may also be a first name.

Murnain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murnain is most common in Australia. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murnain? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Murnain live; 96 percent live in Australasia and 96 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Murnain is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 44 people.

This last name is most widespread in Australia, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 519,148. In Australia Murnain is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 69 percent reside, Australian Capital Territory, where 19 percent reside and Northern Territory, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Australia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside.

Murnain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Murnain last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murnan92711/
Murnane864,996/
Murnaim863/
Murngan862/
Murnang862/
Mournan861/
Murnhan861/
Murnien861/
Murnine860/
Murnand860/
Murnant860/
Murnann860/
Murnean860/
Meurnan860/
Murnahan80315/
Mournean804/
Murnayne802/
Mournane801/
Murnanne801/
Muirenan801/
Mournant801/
Maurnane800/
Murnehan800/
Murrnane800/
Mournaan800/
Mornan77231/
Mirnan774/
Murnam773/
Mournahan7531/
Moornan719/
Murnene712/
Maurngnang711/
Mornann711/
Mornaan711/
Moernan711/
Mornean710/
Murnaham672/
Mirnajan672/
Mirnojan671/
Mornahan671/

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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 Murnain
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