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

Murtha (Hindi: मुरथा, Oriya: ମୁଥୁ) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Murtha? popularity and diffusion

It is the 87,264th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,321,884 people. Murtha is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Murtha are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 794,286th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 136 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,468 people, or 1 in 81,123. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 19 percent live, New Jersey, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Murtha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Murtha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Murtha surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Murtha surname are 3.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.5% being registered with 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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