Murphe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Murphe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murphe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Murphe (7) may also be a first name.

Murphe Last Name Facts

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

Murphe is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murphe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murphe is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Murphe live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Murphe is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 7 people.

The last name Murphe is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Murphe is most frequent in: Georgia, where 50 percent are found and New Jersey, where 50 percent are found. Besides The United States Murphe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 25 percent are found and The Philippines, where 25 percent are found.

Murphe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murphe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murphey925,793/
Murphie92269/
Murphee92115/
Murpher927/
Murphet924/
Murph912,383/
Murpe9111/
Murpheys862/
Murrphey862/
Murhphey861/
Murphett861/
Murphess860/
Murphy83659,745/
Murphi83288/
Murpie8342/
Murpht8312/
Morphe8311/
Murpha835/
Murpey831/
Musrph831/
Murhph831/
Murphf831/
Murphp831/
Murpyh831/
Murrph831/
Murpeh831/
Murphs831/
Murpee830/
Murp808/
Morphey77241/
Murpphy77144/
Murrphy7761/
Murphys7748/
Murphay7726/
Morphee7724/
Murphhy7714/
Murhphy779/
Murpish779/
Murphyi775/
Mmurphy774/
Murphyy774/
Murphio774/
Murphyt773/
Murphis773/
Morphie773/
Muirphy772/
Maurphy772/
Murpohy772/
Murfhey772/
Murphit772/
Murphyz772/
Mourphy771/
Murphuy771/
Hmurphy771/
Murphid771/
Murphoy770/
Murfphy770/
Meurphy770/
Murrpha770/
Mirphee770/
Murpehy770/
Muirhew770/
Murphfy770/
Murphiy770/
Murpfey770/
Murhpey770/
Murpi73374/
Morpe73239/
Murpf73177/
Murpy73131/
Murpa7377/
Murfe7316/
Murbh737/
Morph733/
Maurp732/
Murpt731/
D'Murphy711/
Morphy671,597/
Murfet67794/
Murfee67199/
Murhpy67110/
Murfey67105/
Morphi6740/
Murfhi6733/
Mirpey6730/
Morpey6726/
Morpha6721/
Murfhy6712/
Murpai6711/
Mirphy678/
Murrpy675/
Murpay675/
Murfie673/
Murfch672/
Murfer671/
Murffe671/
Murppy671/
Moerpe671/
Moorph671/
Murbch671/
Morpie670/
Murpfy670/
Murpys670/

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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 Murphe
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