Murnane Surname

95,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Murnane Surname Definition:

Ó Murnáin This is also anglicized Marrinane and Marnane. Of Limerick and Cork. MIF 187

Murnane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2931:158,07216,138
Australia1,4731:18,3272,559
Ireland8281:5,687887
England2471:225,57918,901
Wales451:68,7676,014
Canada411:898,67368,969
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5601:7,9101,209
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2201:228,26719,274

Murnane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Murnáin This is also anglicized Marrinane and Marnane. Of Limerick and Cork. MIF 187

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Murnáin This is also anglicized Marrinane and Marnane. Of Limerick and Cork. MIF 187

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Manannan (the name of an ancient Irish sea god).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Minane; a location name in Cork.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Murnane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murnane (Hindi: मु्रनने) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murnane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 95,261st most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,458,676 people. The last name Murnane is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Murnane are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Murnane is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,293 people, or 1 in 158,072. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 17 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 29 percent reside and Ireland, where 17 percent reside.

Murnane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Murnane has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Murnane surname rose 1,042 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 148 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it rose 915 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Murnane Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Murnane last name are 7.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.01% being registered with the political party.

The amount Murnane earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 138.04% more than the national average, earning R 565,668 per year; in United States they earn 20.45% more than the national average, earning $51,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.1% less than the national average, earning $45,660 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murnayne932/
Murnanne931/
Murnanee931/
Mournane931/
Murrnane930/
Maurnane930/
Murnan92711/
Murnani86111/
Murnain8654/
Mornane8647/
Murnana8623/
Murngan862/
Murnang862/
Murnene862/
Murnhan861/
Mournan861/
Murnann860/
Murnany860/
Murnant860/
Murnand860/
Meurnan860/
Murnine860/
Murnean860/
Murnahan80315/
Murnaeni8026/
Murnaini8015/
Mournean804/
Muirenan801/
Mournant801/
Mournaan800/
Mornan77231/
Murnam773/
Murnon770/
Murniyani7562/
Mournahan7531/
Moornan719/
Murnaim713/
Mornone713/
Mornani713/
Moernan711/
Mornaan711/
Mornann711/
Maurngnang711/
Mornean710/
Murnaham672/
Mornoney671/
Mornahan671/
Mirnnani671/
Mornon62147/

Murnane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murnane in the Hindi language
मु्रननेmuranane50
मुर्ननेmurnane50

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Murnane Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murnane
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