Murten Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Murten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:994,96549,531
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Murten (20) may also be a first name.

Murten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murten has its highest incidence in England. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Murten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murten? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murten is the 1,871,545th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Murten are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name globally It is held by 20 people.

The last name Murten is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 994,965. In England it is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 43 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 41 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 11 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Murten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murten has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Murten surname rose 311 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 139 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Murten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Murten are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Murten earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning $38,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murthen92398/
Mourten921/
Maurten920/
Murtten920/
Murteen920/
Murtn910/
Morten831,971/
Murtem831,050/
Murtin83477/
Mirten834/
Murthn831/
Murtín831/
Murtina77476/
Meurtin7733/
Moorten7711/
Mirthen775/
Maurtin774/
Murtint773/
Mortien772/
Murttin771/
Mourtin771/
Musrtin771/
Murting770/
Morrten770/
Mirtien770/
Murthin770/
Mortn731/
Moorthen710/
Murtingh710/
Mortin67704/
Mortyn6743/
Murtinová6734/
Mirtin6733/
Murtim6718/
Murtínová672/
Murtinova671/
Moortin621/
Morttin620/

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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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  • 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 Murten
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