Murns Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Murns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:6,590,162310,708
England151:3,714,537119,675
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Murns Last Name Facts

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

Murns has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Murns? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,220,661st most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Murns live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Murns is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States Murns is most numerous in: New York, where 33 percent are found, Washington, where 20 percent are found and Virginia, where 18 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and Latvia, where 3 percent are found.

Murns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Murns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Murns surname expanded 289 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Murns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Murns are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Murns earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.6% less than the national average, earning $38,576 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murens9159/
Murins9144/
Mourns910/
Maurins83202/
Meurens83193/
Maurens83151/
Murrins8380/
Mourens8362/
Murzins8349/
Murrens8331/
Murzyns832/
Muyrens831/
Morns80202/
Murnz802/
Mirns802/
Meurrens77573/
Maurinsh7713/
Maureens774/
Mourgins771/
Murriens771/
Morens73208/
Morins7376/
Murenz7316/
Mirins732/
Mornsh731/
Murnch731/
Mirens731/
Murenje671,066/
Morrens67119/
Mierins6798/
Murinje6733/
Murenze6725/
Moerens6710/
Moriens679/
Morrins678/
Maurenz677/
Murinze671/
Mourenx671/
Mierens671/
Morenns670/

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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 Murns
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