Murthen Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Murthen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murthen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius3851:3,360627
England71:7,959,723202,100
France41:16,605,680368,153
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Murthen Last Name Facts

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

Murthen is more frequently found in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murthen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 728,955th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 18,310,417 people. The last name Murthen is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Murthen reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean.

Murthen is most frequent in Mauritius, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 3,360. In Mauritius it is primarily found in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 50 percent reside, Moka District, where 20 percent reside and Pamplemousses District, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Mauritius it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Murthen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Murthen has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Murthen last name decreased 36 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murten9298/
Murthn921/
Morthen8689/
Mirthen865/
Mourten861/
Maurten860/
Murtten860/
Murteen860/
Murthin860/
Murtn830/
Murthina803/
Murthing802/
Morthien801/
Murtheem801/
Moorthen800/
Morten771,971/
Murtem771,050/
Murtin77477/
Mirten774/
Murtín771/
Mourtisen751/
Murtina71476/
Mortean71318/
Mortein7176/
Meurtin7133/
Moorten7111/
Maurtin714/
Murtint713/
Mortien712/
Morthin711/
Mirtein711/
Musrtin711/
Murttin711/
Mourtin711/
Morrten710/
Murtain710/
Mirtien710/
Murting710/
Mortn671/
Murtingh670/
Mourtain670/

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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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  • 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 Murthen
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