Murph Surname

179,081st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,383 people bear this surname

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

Murph Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murph Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3131:156,70516,019
Israel221:388,98331,283
England191:2,932,529101,561
Ireland71:672,70615,999
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
China31:455,773,85521,925
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5291:94,9319,707

Murph (262) may also be a first name.

Murph Last Name Facts

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

Murph has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murph? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 179,081st most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,058,139 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Murph reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 549,774th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 262 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 2,313 people, or 1 in 156,705. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 11 percent reside, South Carolina, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Murph is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Murph Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murph has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Murph last name expanded 437 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 317 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 12 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Murph Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Murph surname are 28.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.5% registered to vote for the party.

Murph earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.65% less than the national average, earning $36,395 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murpht9112/
Murphe914/
Murphs911/
Murrph911/
Murphp911/
Murphf911/
Murhph911/
Musrph911/
Murh8945/
Murp898/
Murhe801,678/
Murpf80177/
Maurh80152/
Mourh80104/
Murpe8011/
Murbh807/
Morph803/
Maurp802/
Murpt801/
Murrh800/
Mur7512,170/
Murfch732/
Murtht731/
Muirhe731/
Moorph731/
Mourdh731/
Mourhe731/
Murbch731/
Murrhe730/
Muir6760,465/
Mure678,564/
Murr678,098/
Muhr676,584/
Maur674,567/
Murt673,239/
Meur672,596/
Mour672,573/
Murd67449/
Morh67197/
Muur67119/
Murz6796/
Murb6769/
Murf6747/
Mutr6737/
Morp6721/
Musr6715/
Mhur679/
Murhova672/
Hmur672/
Mujr671/
Murw671/
Muyr671/
Murv671/
Mórh671/
Muïr671/
Mirp671/
Murehed670/
Muirhew670/

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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 Murph
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