O'Murchu Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Murchu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Murchu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1251:37,6723,040
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: O'murchú (1) & O'Murchù (1) are calculated separately.

O'Murchu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Murchu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name O'Murchu occurs most in Ireland. It may be found as: O'murchú or O'Murchù. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Murchu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,511,557th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of O'Murchu live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in British Isles.

The surname O'Murchu is most frequently occurring in Ireland, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 37,672. In Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Munster, where 62 percent reside, Leinster, where 26 percent reside and Connaught, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Ireland this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'murchú961/
O'Murchù961/
O'Mhurchu941/
Omurchu9387/
O'Marchu881/
Omurcu865/
O'Murchie821/
Omurocho759/
Amuruchu753/
O'Morchoe7142/
Omarch719/
Hamurcu674,189/
Omarchi6710/
Omrachi679/
ui Mhurchu674/
Omarych674/
Oumourachi671/
Omrocho671/
Oumrich671/
Omarich671/
Amurych671/
Hamursuz5063/
Amoursou501/

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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 O'Murchu
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