Murtz Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Murtz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murtz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4211:128,68815,090
Namibia1451:16,6172,974
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

The alternate forms: Mürtz (118) are calculated separately.

Murtz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murtz occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Mürtz. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murtz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 456,743rd most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 9,834,745 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Murtz live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 421 people, or 1 in 128,688. In South Africa Murtz is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 95 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent are found and Gauteng, where 1 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Murtz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Murtz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 3 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Murtz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Murtz surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.92% being registered with the party.

The amount Murtz earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 10.38% less than the national average, earning R 212,964 per year and in United States they earn 17.71% more than the national average, earning $50,789 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mürtz93118/
Muertz9158/
Murthz914/
Mourtz912/
Murz8996/
Mirtz8059/
Murts8014/
Maurz800/
Moortz7320/
Miertz739/
Moertz738/
Murdzh735/
Morrtz732/
Murths731/
Muurts731/
Murtch730/
Murtsh730/
Mirz67859/
Mürz6716/
Murc671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Murtz
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