Murrels Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Murrels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murrels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Murrels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murrels occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murrels? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Murrels occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Murrels are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia it is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Australia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Murrels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murrels has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Murrels surname contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murrells93404/
Murrelles880/
Morrels862/
Mirrels860/
Murls831/
Morreels80107/
Murrills8044/
Moureels8010/
Morrells803/
Murelles802/
Muireles801/
Mirrells801/
Maurells801/
Mirels7793/
Murles7714/
Morels776/
Morrelles7514/
Maurelles757/
Mourelles752/
Moreels713,046/
Murless71133/
Moorels7118/
Morells7111/
Moriels7110/
Mourles713/
Morrles712/
Morrils710/
Murills710/
Mirelles67344/
Moereels67144/
Murlless6745/
Morelles6736/
Mirls679/
Murilles672/
Murellez671/
Mirrless670/

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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 Murrels
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