Murphis Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Murphis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murphis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Murphis Last Name Facts

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

Murphis is most common in Cameroon. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Murphis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murphis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Murphis reside; 33 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murphies931/
Murphi92288/
Morphis861,853/
Murphie86269/
Murphys8648/
Murpish869/
Murphyi865/
Murphio864/
Murphit862/
Murphid861/
Murphiy860/
Murpi83374/
Morphies8049/
Murpheys802/
Murphice801/
Murphess800/
Murphy77659,745/
Murpie7742/
Morphi7740/
Murfhi7733/
Murpai7711/
Murpha775/
Murphe774/
Morpis774/
Murpeh771/
Murpyh771/
Murpys770/
Murphey715,793/
Murpphy71144/
Murphee71115/
Murrphy7161/
Morpish7155/
Murphay7126/
Murphhy7114/
Murhphy719/
Mirpish719/
Murpher717/
Murphet714/
Mmurphy714/
Murphyy714/
Morphie713/
Murphyt713/
Murphyz712/
Muirphy712/
Maurphy712/
Murpohy712/
Mourphy711/
Murphyj711/
Murpitt711/
Murphuy711/
Hmurphy711/
Murphyc711/
Murpehy710/
Murfhit710/
Murphfy710/
Morphes710/
Murrpha710/
Meurphy710/
Murfphy710/
Murphoy710/
Murfi67336/
Murpy67131/
Morpi67103/
Murpa6777/
Murpe6711/
Murrphey672/
Morpheas671/
D'Murphy671/
Murphett671/
Murhphey671/

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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 Murphis
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis