Munguía Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Munguía Surname Definition:
Basque name from Ondarroa in Vizcaya.
Munguía Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 243 | 1:510,807 | 9,088 |
| Honduras | 16 | 1:551,028 | 3,526 |
| El Salvador | 14 | 1:453,135 | 2,829 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
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.
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.
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