Maurtua Surname

319,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Maurtua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maurtua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru9901:32,1053,214
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

Maurtua Last Name Facts

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

Maurtua is carried by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maurtua? popularity and diffusion

Maurtua is the 319,156th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,218,043 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Maurtua reside; 87 percent reside in South America and 86 percent reside in Andean South America.

The surname is most frequent in Peru, where it is borne by 990 people, or 1 in 32,105. In Peru it is most prevalent in: Lima Province, where 53 percent live, Ica Region, where 21 percent live and La Libertad Region, where 9 percent live. Outside of Peru it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Spain, where 4 percent live.

Maurtua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Maurtua surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Maurtua earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 36.05% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,374 per year and in United States they earn 69.48% more than the national average, earning $73,127 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maurthua931/
Martua921,483/
Murtua922/
Marthua8681/
Martuas863/
Murtuaa861/
Martuo7720/
Mortua775/
Mardua772/
Mairetuae751/
Marduas713/
Murduea711/
Marthway670/
Murthtwad631/
Mardva6217/
Mardwa622/
Mardwha571/

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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 Maurtua
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