Murpy Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Murpy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murpy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
England101:5,571,806158,774
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:274,41922,265

Murpy (53) may also be a first name.

Murpy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murpy is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murpy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,565,797th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Murpy are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 53 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 6,838,848. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 23 percent are found, Illinois, where 8 percent are found and Virginia, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Murpy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Murpy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Murpy surname declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Murpy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Murpy surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Murpy are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Murpy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.49% less than the national average, earning $39,916 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murphy91659,745/
Murhpy91110/
Murpay915/
Murrpy915/
Murpyh911/
Murppy911/
Murpey911/
Murpys910/
Murpfy910/
Murphey835,793/
Murpphy83144/
Murrphy8361/
Murphys8348/
Murphay8326/
Murphhy8314/
Murhphy839/
Murphyi835/
Murphyy834/
Mmurphy834/
Murphyt833/
Murphyz832/
Murpohy832/
Maurphy832/
Muirphy832/
Hmurphy831/
Murphuy831/
Mourphy831/
Murpehy830/
Murhpey830/
Murphoy830/
Murpfey830/
Murpfay830/
Meurphy830/
Murphiy830/
Murpi80374/
Murpa8077/
Murpe8011/
Morpy809/
Mirpy800/
Murrphey772/
Murpheys772/
D'Murphy771/
Murhphey771/
Morphy731,597/
Murphi73288/
Murpie7342/
Mirpey7330/
Morpey7326/
Murpai7311/
Mirphy738/
Murpha735/
Murphe734/
Morpuy731/
Murpeh731/
Murpee730/
Murphie67269/
Morphey67241/
Murphee67115/
Murpish679/
Murpher677/
Murphio674/
Murphet674/
Murphis673/
Murphit672/
Murphid671/
Morphoy671/
Murpitt671/
Morrphy670/
Murrpha670/

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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 Murpy
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