Murrphy Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

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

Murrphy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murrphy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:8,629,975373,648
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Murrphy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murrphy is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murrphy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murrphy is the 2,460,878th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Murrphy is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Murrphy live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 19 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in American Samoa, where 10 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Murrphy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Murrphy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Murrphy surname rose 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murrphy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Murrphy surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Murrphy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.85% less than the national average, earning $37,171 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murrphey932/
Murphy92659,745/
Murrpy925/
Murphey865,793/
Murpphy86144/
Murphys8648/
Murphay8626/
Murphhy8614/
Murhphy869/
Murphyi865/
Murphyy864/
Mmurphy864/
Murphyt863/
Murpohy862/
Maurphy862/
Muirphy862/
Murphyz862/
Mourphy861/
Hmurphy861/
Murphuy861/
Murpehy860/
Murphfy860/
Murphiy860/
Murphoy860/
Morrphy860/
Murrpha860/
Murfphy860/
Meurphy860/
Murpy83131/
Murpheys802/
Murhphey801/
D'Murphy801/
Morphy771,597/
Murphi77288/
Murhpy77110/
Murfhy7712/
Mirphy778/
Murpay775/
Murpha775/
Murphe774/
Murrfy773/
Murpyh771/
Murppy771/
Murpey771/
Murpeh771/
Murpys770/
Murpfy770/
Murphie71269/
Morphey71241/
Murphee71115/
Murpish719/
Murpher717/
Murphio714/
Murphet714/
Murphis713/
Murphit712/
Murfhey712/
Murrfey711/
Morphoy711/
Murphid711/
Murpfay710/
Murpfey710/
Murhpey710/
Murpi67374/
Murpa6777/
Murfy6718/
Murpe6711/
Morpy679/
Murphett671/
Mirpy670/
Murphess670/

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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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  • 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 Murrphy
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