Murphhy Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

Murphhy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murphhy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Murphhy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murphhy is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murphhy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Murphhy are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Murphhy is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 33 percent are found, Kentucky, where 33 percent are found and California, where 17 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 36 percent are found and Ireland, where 7 percent are found.

Murphhy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murphhy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Murphhy last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murphhy Last Name Statistics demography

Murphhy earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.21% less than the national average, earning $27,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murphy92659,745/
Murphey865,793/
Murpphy86144/
Murrphy8661/
Murphys8648/
Murphay8626/
Murhphy869/
Murphyi865/
Mmurphy864/
Murphyy864/
Murphjy864/
Murphyt863/
Murphyz862/
Muirphy862/
Maurphy862/
Murpohy862/
Murphuy861/
Hmurphy861/
Mourphy861/
Murphoy860/
Murphiy860/
Murfphy860/
Meurphy860/
Murpehy860/
Murphfy860/
Murpjhy860/
Murpy83131/
Murpheys802/
Murrphey802/
D'Murphy801/
Murhphey801/
Morphy771,597/
Murphi77288/
Murhpy77110/
Murfhy7712/
Murpjy7710/
Mirphy778/
Murpay775/
Murrpy775/
Murpha775/
Murphe774/
Murppy771/
Murpyh771/
Murpey771/
Murpeh771/
Murpys770/
Murpfy770/
Murphie71269/
Morphey71241/
Murphee71115/
Murpish719/
Murpher717/
Murphio714/
Murphet714/
Murphis713/
Murfhey712/
Murphit712/
Murphid711/
Morphoy711/
Murrpha710/
Morrphy710/
Murpfay710/
Murpfey710/
Murhpey710/
Murpi67374/
Murpa6777/
Murfy6718/
Murpe6711/
Morpy679/
Murphett671/
Mirpy670/
Murphess670/

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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 Murphhy
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