Murnan Surname

471,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Murnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5661:640,38751,492
England651:857,20145,134
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Wales101:309,45316,869
India51:153,413,076951,030
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1921:261,55621,457

Murnan (162) may also be a first name.

Murnan Last Name Facts

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

Murnan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Murnan.

How Common Is The Last Name Murnan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 471,721st most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,249,713 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Murnan reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 720,105th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 162 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 566 people, or 1 in 640,387. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 17 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 14 percent are found and Nebraska, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States Murnan is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.

Murnan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Murnan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 295 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Murnan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Murnan surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Murnan surname are 41.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88% registered with the party.

Murnan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.35% more than the national average, earning $48,478 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murnane924,996/
Murnain9254/
Murngan922/
Murnang922/
Mournan921/
Murnhan921/
Meurnan920/
Murnean920/
Murnann920/
Murnant920/
Murnand920/
Murnahan86315/
Mournean864/
Murnayne862/
Mournant861/
Muirenan861/
Murnanne861/
Mournane861/
Murrnane860/
Mournaan860/
Maurnane860/
Mornan83231/
Mirnan834/
Murnam833/
Murnon830/
Mournahan8031/
Moornan779/
Murnaim773/
Mornann771/
Mornaan771/
Moernan771/
Mornean770/
Maurngnang751/
Murnaham712/
Mornahan711/
Mornon67147/

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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 Murnan
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