Murr Surname

62,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Murr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3631:107,77811,792
Germany2,4561:32,7794,321
Russia5481:262,99827,608
England3341:166,82115,434
Pakistan2541:703,32210,569
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Australia1981:136,34214,722
Austria1141:74,69711,341
Canada861:428,43737,472
Estonia731:18,1073,073
Lithuania671:45,2927,524
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
Japan491:2,609,06731,334
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Belarus411:231,73328,176
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Norway91:571,36544,190
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
France71:9,488,960336,266
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
China41:341,830,39216,990
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Belize11:355,4743,977
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:213,81916,577
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5191:96,7609,842

The alternate forms: Mürr (15) & Mūrr (1) are calculated separately.

Murr (142) may also be a first name.

Murr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murr (Russian: Мурр) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Mürr or Mūrr. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murr? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murr is the 62,030th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 899,919 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Murr are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Murr is also the 775,413th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 142 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,363 people, or 1 in 107,778. In The United States Murr is primarily found in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, Tennessee, where 11 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 65 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent are found and Russia, where 7 percent are found.

Murr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Murr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Murr last name increased 648 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 293 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Murr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Murr surname is principally Orthodox (81%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Murr surname are 28.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.94% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Murr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 53.1% more than the national average, earning 529,839 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.12% less than the national average, earning $43,098 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.56% more than the national average, earning $59,399 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mürr9215/
Mūrr921/
Murre891,821/
Muirr895/
Maurr892/
Murrr891/
Murrd891/
Meurr891/
Muhrr890/
Murrh890/
Mur8612,170/
Mourre80935/
Meurre8020/
Maurre804/
Musrrt801/
Murrph801/
Murrre801/
Murrhe800/
Muir7560,465/
Mure758,564/
Muhr756,584/
Maur754,567/
Murt753,239/
Meur752,596/
Mour752,573/
Morr752,527/
Murd75449/
Muur75119/
Murz7596/
Murh7545/
Mutr7537/
Musr7515/
Mhur759/
Murp758/
Hmur752/
Muïr751/
Muyr751/
Mujr751/
Murrowa732/
Maure6710,036/
Moure679,495/
Murph672,383/
Mahur672,026/
Murhe671,678/
Mohur67345/
Meure67198/
Murpf67177/
Maurh67152/
Mourh67104/
Muhyr67102/
Mhure6794/
Musre6786/
Muire6748/
Maurd6725/
Mouhr6718/
Muyre6715/
Mourd6713/
Moorr6710/
Mourt6710/
Maurt678/
Hmour677/
Moutr677/
Mouyr676/
Mautr674/
Muird674/
Mauhr674/
Musrt673/
Mmure673/
Murtt672/
Mhaur672/
Maurp672/
Mausr672/
Hmmur671/
Mmour671/
Muirt671/
Maurì671/
Mutrt671/
Mhour671/
Mauur671/
Morrh671/
Muusr671/
Maurz670/
Meuhr670/
Moerr670/
Mourz670/

Murr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murr in the Russian language
Муррmurr-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murr
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