Murs Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Estonia

Murs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France421:1,581,493147,826
Ukraine321:1,422,584115,871
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Murs (45) may also be a first name.

Murs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murs (Hindi: मुरस, Russian: Мурс) is most common in France. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,286,243rd most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Murs are found; 31 percent are found in Western Europe and 30 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 45 people.

The surname is most common in France, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,581,493. In France it is most common in: Pays de la Loire, where 88 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 2 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 2 percent live. Beside France it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 18 percent live and Russia, where 14 percent live.

Murs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Murs has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Murs surname increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meurs893,878/
Muers89227/
Mours89184/
Murse89106/
Maurs8992/
Murst8945/
Murås8917/
Muirs8917/
Mursh8914/
Murss8911/
Muhrs891/
Muyrs890/
Murrs890/
Mursch80689/
Maursh8023/
Mourse8021/
Maurås803/
Murshd802/
Murszh801/
Mursht801/
Murrsh801/
Mhurst801/
Moutrs801/
Murshe801/
Meurst800/
Mors752,553/
Mirs751,334/
Murx751/
Muersch7356/
Mursova7311/
Moutrss730/
Meursch730/
Moors679,318/
Miers675,719/
Murch675,319/
Moers672,972/
Morss67819/
Morsh67125/
Murce6795/
Morsø6749/
Mirsh6746/
Morrs6743/
Murje6737/
Mührs6723/
Mirsz6711/
Maurx679/
Murze674/
Morsz673/
Mirss672/
Murshova671/
Mirrs671/
Morså671/
Murçe671/

Murs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murs in the Hindi language
मुरसmurasa60
मुर्सmursa40
Murs in the Russian language
Мурсmurs-

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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 Murs
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