Murthy Surname

11,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Murthy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murthy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India37,5461:20,4301,578
United States3,1381:115,50612,469
Saudi Arabia1,7091:18,0552,487
United Arab Emirates1,6461:5,566693
Kuwait7421:5,122702
Oman6521:5,656810
Malaysia5921:49,8213,922
Bahrain3231:4,175737
England3181:175,21415,952
Qatar3091:7,631826
Singapore2871:19,191779
Canada2361:156,12515,843
Australia1781:151,66116,038
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Libya91:693,7751,982
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
China91:151,924,6187,954
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Macau11:601,6301,582
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Murthy (9,039) may also be a first name.

Murthy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murthy (Hindi: मूर्ति, Marathi: मुत) is most common in India. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murthy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,656th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 151,188 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Murthy live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 65,505th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 9,039 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 37,546 people, or 1 in 20,430. In India Murthy is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 33 percent are found, Telangana, where 28 percent are found and Karnataka, where 18 percent are found. Outside of India it is found in 87 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent are found.

Murthy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Murthy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Murthy surname grew 8,258 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 3,975 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Murthy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Murthy last name are 0.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.36% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Murthy earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.47% more than the national average, earning $58,361 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourthy9224/
Murthey9221/
Murthay9213/
Murthty9211/
Murrthy927/
Muirthy924/
Mutrthy924/
Murthyp924/
Muurthy922/
Murthyt921/
Murthhy921/
Murthiy921/
Murthuy921/
Murthys921/
Murthyy921/
Murthoy920/
Murty916,196/
Murthaya861/
Murthi8321,335/
Murtha835,513/
Murhty83151/
Morthy83112/
Murthe8389/
Murtty8353/
Murtey8344/
Mourty8313/
Murtay835/
Murtih834/
Murtiy832/
Murtyi832/
Murrty832/
Maurty831/
Muurty831/
Murtyh831/
Murtyy831/
Muirty831/
Mirthy830/
Moorthy7719,283/
Mourthe77235/
Murtoha7778/
Murther7740/
Murtaya7730/
Muurthi7723/
Mourthé7720/
Murthee7711/
Murtich778/
Murthie778/
Morrthy778/
Mourthi776/
Meurthe773/
Murthii773/
Maurtha772/
Murtthi772/
Maurthi771/
Mgourty771/
Mourtha771/
Muurtiy771/
Mutrhty771/
Murthej771/
Murthih771/
Murthip771/
Murthoj771/
Murthui771/
Mmurthi771/
Mourtay771/
Muerthi771/
Muirthi771/
Murtych771/
Murtheh770/
Murtech770/
Murttha770/
Murhtey770/
Morthey770/
Murthea770/
Murthes770/
Murti7349,958/
Murta737,007/
Murte73725/
Morty73117/
Murté735/
Murthaja7113/
Moorthyi712/
Mourttey712/
Muirethi712/
Moorthey712/
Muthrthi711/
Murttaya711/
Mourther711/
Murtauyh710/
Mortha678,485/
Mortey673,512/
Murtti673,470/
Mortty67915/
Murtaj67414/
Murtuj67217/
Muerte67119/
Murtie67116/
Murter6796/
Mourta6760/
Morthi6747/
Murtej6732/
Maurti6732/
Murtez6731/
Murtit6726/
Murtaa6724/
Murhti6723/
Muurti6722/
Murtis6720/
Murtes6719/
Murtee6718/
Murrti6717/
Murtai6713/
Mourte6713/
Morthe6712/
Mourti6712/
Murtiš678/
Muerti677/
Moerty676/
Murtta676/
Maurta676/
Murtoj675/
Mirtay674/
Muirti674/
Murtij673/
Murtio673/
Morrty672/
Murtui672/
Murtiz672/
Mirtey671/
Mirthi671/
Meurta671/
Mortiy671/
Murhta671/
Murted671/
Mortay671/
Meurte671/
Murtip671/
Mirthe671/
Muyrta671/
Murtte670/

Murthy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murthy in the Hindi language
मूर्तिmurti70.83
मुर्थीmurthi8.33
मूर्तीmurti8.33
मुर्तिmurti4.17
मूर्थीmurthi4.17
मर्थीmarthi4.17
Murthy in the Marathi language
मुतmuta45.1
मूतmuta22.69
मूथmutha9.8
मुथ्यर्muthyar7.84
मुथmutha5.32
मुथर्यmutharya5.04
मुरथीmurathi1.12
मुथ्यmuthya0.56
मुरथेmurathe0.56
मुथीmuthi0.56
मूरथीmurathi0.56
मुरतीmurati0.56
मूथ्यmuthya0.28

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