Murphree Surname

82,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,880 people bear this surname

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

Murphree Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murphree Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8321:62,1507,280
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
China41:341,830,39216,990
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6591:76,2048,110

Murphree (38) may also be a first name.

Murphree Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murphree occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Murphree click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murphree? popularity and diffusion

Murphree is the 82,423rd most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,239,379 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Murphree live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. Murphree is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 38 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 5,832 people, or 1 in 62,150. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Alabama, where 22 percent are found, Mississippi, where 11 percent are found and Tennessee, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Murphree Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murphree has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Murphree surname increased 885 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murphree Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Murphree last name are 18.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.06% registered with the political party.

Murphree earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.3% less than the national average, earning $42,155 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muirphree941/
Muurphree941/
Murphre936/
Murpree936/
Murphrey88449/
Murhpree883/
Murprhee883/
Murphred881/
Mirphree881/
Morphree881/
Murphres881/
Murphrez881/
Murphrie880/
Murpre860/
Murfree80197/
Murphry8015/
Murphra800/
Murprey800/
Murphray750/
Murpry711/
Murpfry670/
Murfrey670/
Murfrie670/
Mirpri579/
Morfre572/
Murfry570/
Morfrey532/
Mourfri531/
Murfray530/
Murfroy530/

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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 Murphree
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