Muršec Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Muršec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muršec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia5421:4,590879
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143

The alternate forms: Mursec (52) are calculated separately.

Muršec Last Name Facts

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

Muršec is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Mursec. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muršec? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 575,362nd most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,322,753 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Muršec reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is held by 542 people, or 1 in 4,590. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Drava, where 91 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 4 percent are found and Upper Carniola, where 3 percent are found. Not including Slovenia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 1 percent are found and Croatia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mursec9452/
Murzec8361/
Murgec8312/
Muršek832/
Muršecová803/
Meurzec77124/
Murcheck713/
Muršič67489/
Murcek67208/
Muršić67163/
Murges67139/
Murgic6793/
Mursic6766/
Murzek6738/
Murzic6738/
Muržic6714/
Morzec674/
Murcic674/
Mursek674/
Murcik674/
Murces673/
Mirsec673/
Murcis672/
Murjic671/
Murzyc671/
Murses671/

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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 Muršec
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