Murcia Surname

6,473rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Murcia Surname User-submission:

Murcia is a habitational surname from the city of Murcia, southeastern Spain. It is derived from the Latin word myrtea or murtea, meaning 'land of the myrtle' (the plant is known to grow in the general area).

Murcia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia50,2061:952204
Spain10,5681:4,424551
Honduras7,6471:1,153243
El Salvador5,7201:1,109220
Philippines2,3791:42,5556,762
United States2,0731:174,84817,569
Mexico1,8111:68,5403,097
France1,6281:40,8005,103
Argentina1,0761:39,7243,333
Costa Rica8651:5,526405
Brazil6831:313,43212,076
Ecuador6071:26,2043,397
Venezuela5721:52,8042,563
Guatemala2041:78,8372,698
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Peru1011:314,69411,511
Canada1001:368,45633,054
New Caledonia681:4,062723
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Panama451:86,9393,484
Australia451:599,90442,958
Chile441:400,37410,831
England401:1,392,95161,553
Nicaragua301:200,7032,533
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Belize271:13,1661,489
Andorra221:3,811733
Israel211:407,50632,346
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Belgium161:718,54060,840
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Cuba111:1,047,5206,594
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway71:734,61250,907
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Múrcia (3) are calculated separately.

Murcia (538) may also be a first name.

Murcia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Murcia is a habitational surname from the city of Murcia, southeastern Spain. It is derived from the Latin word myrtea or murtea, meaning 'land of the myrtle' (the plant is known to grow in the general area).

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Murcia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murcia occurs more in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Múrcia. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murcia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,473rd most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 83,501 people. The surname Murcia is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Murcia are found; 61 percent are found in South America and 58 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Murcia is also the 363,474th most numerous given name globally It is held by 538 people.

This last name is most common in Colombia, where it is carried by 50,206 people, or 1 in 952. In Colombia it is primarily found in: Capital District, where 33 percent live, Cundinamarca Department, where 16 percent live and Huila Department, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Colombia this last name occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 12 percent live and Honduras, where 9 percent live.

Murcia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Murcia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Murcia last name expanded 34,550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 4,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Murcia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Murcia last name are 42.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Murcia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.38% less than the national average, earning 202,872 kr per year; in Peru they earn 50.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,515 per year; in South Africa they earn 106.69% more than the national average, earning R 491,184 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.09% more than the national average, earning $24,765,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.2% less than the national average, earning $39,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.43% less than the national average, earning $43,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Múrcia943/
Mourcia92228/
Murcias9254/
Maurcia923/
Murrcia921/
Murciad921/
Murca91831/
Murcio83588/
Morcia83230/
Murcha83161/
Murcay832/
Maurca832/
Murcai832/
Maurcio7727/
Murziah777/
Maurcha775/
Mourcha774/
Muurcio771/
Mourcau771/
Murchau771/
Murchha771/
Murchay770/
Murza733,241/
Morca73728/
Murça73185/
Murco7320/
Mourtcha715/
Mourceau712/
Maurìcio711/
Murtza672,796/
Murdza671,212/
Murzea67342/
Murcho67175/
Murzsa67165/
Murçaj6757/
Morcio6745/
Morcay677/
Murzai675/
Murrza673/
Morcau671/
Morcai671/
Murdco671/
Murrco671/
Murtco671/
Múrcio671/
Murzau671/
Muirza671/
Murcsó671/
Murzay670/
Murcey670/

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