Murthar Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Murthar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murthar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:2,143,00282,017
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Murthar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murthar is most common in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Murthar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murthar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. Murthar is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Murthar are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Murthar is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 2,143,002. In England it is most numerous in: Durham, where 77 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 12 percent reside and Bedfordshire, where 4 percent reside. Barring England Murthar is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 7 percent reside.

Murthar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murthar has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Murthar last name expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murthard931/
Murtar92384/
Murhtar8614/
Murtare8612/
Morthar865/
Mourtar864/
Murtard861/
Murteard801/
Mortar7735/
Mirtar7712/
Murtor771/
Morhtar719/
Mortair711/
Morthor711/
Mourtor710/
Mortor6222/
Mirtoor571/
Morrtor570/

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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 Murthar
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