Murnam Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Murnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Murnam (41) may also be a first name.

Murnam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murnam occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Murnam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murnam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murnam is the 10,311,814th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Murnam is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Murnam are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Murnam is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 41 people.

The last name Murnam is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 67 percent reside and Minnesota, where 33 percent reside.

Murnam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murnam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Murnam last name fell 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murnam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murname9232/
Murnaim923/
Murnaham862/
Murnan83711/
Mirnam8381/
Murnane774,996/
Mirnaum77183/
Murnain7754/
Murngan772/
Murnang772/
Mournan771/
Murnhan771/
Murnand770/
Murnant770/
Murnann770/
Murnean770/
Meurnan770/
Mornham770/
Murnahan71315/
Mournean714/
Murnayne712/
Muirenan711/
Mournant711/
Murnanne711/
Mournane711/
Mournaan710/
Murrnane710/
Maurnane710/
Mornan67231/
Mournahan6731/
Murnon670/
Maurngnang631/
Moornan629/
Mirnoom621/
Mornann621/
Mornaan621/
Moernan621/
Mornean620/
Mornahan571/
Mornheim570/
Mornon50147/

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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 Murnam
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis