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 carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murphhy? popularity and diffusion

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

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 33 percent reside, Kentucky, where 33 percent reside and California, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 36 percent reside and Ireland, where 7 percent reside.

Murphhy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Murphhy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Murphhy surname increased 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
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  • 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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