Murtah Surname

67,469th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Murtah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murtah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt7,3521:12,5051,495
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Murtah (198) may also be a first name.

Murtah Last Name Facts

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

Murtah is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Murtah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murtah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murtah is the 67,469th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 988,142 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murtah are found; 100 percent are found in North Africa and 100 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Murtah is also the 644,447th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 198 people.

It is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 7,352 people, or 1 in 12,505. Besides Egypt it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 0 percent are found and Tunisia, where 0 percent are found.

Murtah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Murtah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Murtah last name decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murtah Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourtah92240/
Murtaha9229/
Murtach928/
Murtadh928/
Murtath924/
Murtash921/
Murtaph920/
Murta917,007/
Murtauth862/
Murthaah861/
Murtauyh860/
Murtha835,513/
Murtas833,717/
Murtaz83908/
Murtaj83414/
Mourta8360/
Murtaś8352/
Murtaa8324/
Muerta8317/
Murtai8313/
Murtta836/
Maurta836/
Murtaş836/
Murtay835/
Mirtah835/
Murtat833/
Murtad833/
Murtau832/
Meurta831/
Murhta831/
Murtap831/
Muyrta831/
Murtho830/
Mourtaj77137/
Murtoha7778/
Mourtas7734/
Murthey7721/
Maurtas7721/
Murthay7713/
Murthoo7711/
Murtaiz779/
Murtais775/
Murtads774/
Murtaad774/
Murthas773/
Mourtat772/
Maurtha772/
Murtazz772/
Muirtaz772/
Maurtaz772/
Mourtha771/
Murthad771/
Murthaz771/
Murthoh771/
Murthoj771/
Murttaj771/
Murtaaz771/
Mourtaa771/
Mourtai771/
Mourtay771/
Murrtaz771/
Murtazt771/
Murtoch771/
Muhrtaj771/
Murtadz771/
Murthoy770/
Murttha770/
Murtatt770/
Murthea770/
Morta737,039/
Murto732,055/
Mirta73883/
Mourthos7124/
Murtaaja7110/
Muiretta712/
Mourthad711/
Maurteau711/
Mourthou711/
Mortha678,485/
Mirtha67218/
Murtou67189/
Murtos67115/
Muerto6778/
Mierta6773/
Murtey6744/
Mortho6731/
Moorta6727/
Murtoo6718/
Mortai678/
Mortaj677/
Murtot676/
Mirtho676/
Mortaa676/
Murtoj675/
Mourto675/
Mirtay674/
Mortta674/
Mortau674/
Mirtai672/
Mortea672/
Morhta671/
Mortay671/
Mortaå671/
Mirtau671/
Mirtea671/
Muurto671/
Morrta670/

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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 Murtah
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