Murtha Surname

87,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Murtha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murtha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4681:81,1239,224
England2261:246,54020,052
Australia1941:139,15314,991
Canada1791:205,84120,025
Brazil1451:1,476,37549,524
Indonesia1191:1,111,33879,949
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
India421:18,263,461278,402
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Wales81:386,81619,671
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1351:32,8143,199
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:223,62717,016
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0781:46,5855,365

Murtha (136) may also be a first name.

Murtha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murtha (Hindi: मुरथा, Oriya: ମୁଥୁ) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murtha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 87,264th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,321,884 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Murtha live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Murtha is also the 794,286th most numerous first name globally, borne by 136 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 4,468 people, or 1 in 81,123. In The United States Murtha is mostly found in: New York, where 19 percent are found, New Jersey, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Murtha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murtha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Murtha surname rose 414 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Murtha Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Murtha are 3.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Murtha earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning $46,657 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.26% more than the national average, earning $57,264 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murtoha9278/
Murtaha9229/
Murthay9213/
Murthas923/
Maurtha922/
Mourtha921/
Murthad921/
Murthaz921/
Murttha920/
Murthea920/
Murta917,007/
Murthaja8613/
Mourthad861/
Murthaah861/
Murthaya861/
Murthy8348,202/
Murthi8321,335/
Mortha838,485/
Murtah837,375/
Murtas833,717/
Murtaz83908/
Murtaj83414/
Mirtha83218/
Murthe8389/
Mourta8360/
Murtaś8352/
Murtaa8324/
Muerta8317/
Murtai8313/
Murtta836/
Maurta836/
Murtaş836/
Murtay835/
Murtih834/
Murtat833/
Murtad833/
Murtau832/
Meurta831/
Murhta831/
Murtyh831/
Murtap831/
Muyrta831/
Murtho830/
Murtaja776,708/
Mourtah77240/
Mourthe77235/
Mourtaj77137/
Murther7740/
Mourtas7734/
Murtaya7730/
Mourthy7724/
Muurthi7723/
Murthey7721/
Maurtas7721/
Mourthé7720/
Moortha7713/
Murtaia7713/
Murthty7711/
Murthee7711/
Murthoo7711/
Murtaiz779/
Murtach778/
Murtich778/
Murthie778/
Murtadh778/
Murrthy777/
Mourthi776/
Morthaa775/
Murtais775/
Murtads774/
Muirthy774/
Mutrthy774/
Murthyp774/
Murtaad774/
Murtath774/
Meurthe773/
Murthii773/
Muurthy772/
Mourtat772/
Murtthi772/
Murtazz772/
Muirtaz772/
Maurtaz772/
Morthai772/
Murthyt771/
Maurthi771/
Mirthaj771/
Murthej771/
Murthhy771/
Murthih771/
Murthip771/
Murthiy771/
Murthoh771/
Murthoj771/
Murthui771/
Murthuy771/
Murthys771/
Murthyy771/
Murttaj771/
Mmurthi771/
Murtaaz771/
Mourtaa771/
Mourtai771/
Mourtay771/
Murrtaz771/
Murtash771/
Murtazt771/
Murtoch771/
Muirthi771/
Muhrtaj771/
Murtadz771/
Murtych771/
Murthoy770/
Murtheh770/
Murtech770/
Murtaph770/
Murtatt770/
Miertha770/
Murthes770/
Murti7349,958/
Morta737,039/
Murty736,196/
Murto732,055/
Mirta73883/
Murte73725/
Murté735/
Murttaja7168/
Mourthos7124/
Mourtaja7114/
Murtaaja7110/
Mordthai713/
Murtauth712/
Muiretta712/
Muirethi712/
Muurtaja711/
Muthrthi711/
Murrtaja711/
Murttaya711/
Mourther711/
Maurteau711/
Mourthou711/
Murtauyh710/
Murtti673,470/
Murtuj67217/
Murtou67189/
Murhty67151/
Murtie67116/
Murtos67115/
Morthy67112/
Murter6796/
Muerto6778/
Mierta6773/
Murtty6753/
Morthi6747/
Murtey6744/
Murtej6732/
Maurti6732/
Murtez6731/
Mortho6731/
Moorta6727/
Murtit6726/
Murhti6723/
Muurti6722/
Murtis6720/
Murtes6719/
Murtee6718/
Murtoo6718/
Murrti6717/
Mourty6713/
Mourte6713/
Morthe6712/
Mourti6712/
Murtiš678/
Mortai678/
Mortaj677/
Murtot676/
Mirtho676/
Mortaa676/
Murtoj675/
Mourto675/
Mirtah675/
Mirtay674/
Muirti674/
Mortta674/
Mortau674/
Murtij673/
Murtio673/
Murtiy672/
Murtyi672/
Murrty672/
Mirtai672/
Murtui672/
Murtiz672/
Mortea672/
Maurty671/
Morhta671/
Muurty671/
Murted671/
Mortay671/
Meurte671/
Mortaå671/
Murtip671/
Mirtau671/
Mirtea671/
Muurto671/
Murtyy671/
Muirty671/
Murtte670/
Morrta670/

Murtha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murtha in the Hindi language
मुरथाmuratha-
Murtha in the Oriya language
ମୁଥୁmuthu-

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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 Murtha
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