Munguía Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Munguía Surname Definition:

Basque name from Ondarroa in Vizcaya.

Munguía Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2431:510,8079,088
Honduras161:551,0283,526
El Salvador141:453,1352,829
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

The alternate forms: Munguia (95,076), Munguìa (10) & Munguîa (1) are calculated separately.

Munguía Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Basque name from Ondarroa in Vizcaya.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Munguía Last Name Facts

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

Munguía occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Munguia, Munguìa or Munguîa. For other possible spellings of Munguía click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munguía? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 860,770th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Munguía are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

Munguía is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 510,807. In Mexico Munguía is mostly found in: Mexico City, where 30 percent live, México, where 16 percent live and Jalisco, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Mexico it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Honduras, where 5 percent live and El Salvador, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munguia9595,076/
Munguìa9510/
Munguîa951/
Muguía922/
Mungía921/
Munguya86706/
Munguha866/
Munguua861/
Munguias808/
Mounguia805/
Moungoua804/
Maunguia801/
Munguiad801/
Munguiaz801/
Muinguia801/
Mungia772,805/
Muguya77679/
Mungna7760/
Muguia7750/
Muguha7723/
Munuha7722/
Mugaua777/
Mungja777/
Mungea773/
Mugoua771/
Munaua771/
Mutenguya752/
Moungouat751/
Mongoua71236/
Mungaye7166/
Munguyi7160/
Munggea7125/
Mounoua7124/
Maungya7118/
Munauah7113/
Mugugia7112/
Mungnai719/
Mumguia717/
Mungiah716/
Munghia715/
Munguye715/
Moungna715/
Mungjai715/
Maungja715/
Muneuia713/
Mungyay713/
Muungia712/
Mugujja712/
Moungia712/
Mouguia712/
Mungiai711/
Maungia711/
Mungjap711/
Mungnia711/
Mugguia711/
Mungawe711/
Muguuha711/
Monguío711/
Munugia711/
Munguio711/
Maungna711/
Munhaua711/
Mungu'i711/
Mungyou711/
Moungya711/
Munia6711,664/
Munya673,630/
Munja672,160/
Moungaye67475/
Munha67378/
Mugna67159/
Moungouo67153/
Mugea67128/
Munea6786/
Maungjai6733/
Munguiho6716/
Mougouas6710/
Moungjai678/
Munuhija676/
Munúa673/
Muíña673/
Mounguie672/
Munguyio672/
Mutengya672/
Munengya672/
Maungnau672/
Mugugiah672/
Moungyai672/
Moungyou672/
Munguuou671/
Mounouas671/
Moungnat671/
Moungoué671/
Mongouah671/
Mongouha671/
Monía671/
Mungaaya671/
Mungaayi671/
Mungauwe671/
Munghias671/
Munghiat671/
Munguier671/
Mutingea671/
Moungnou671/
Maungyai671/

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