Murcia Surname
Approximately 87,275 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 50,206 | 1:952 | 204 |
| Spain | 10,568 | 1:4,424 | 551 |
| Honduras | 7,647 | 1:1,153 | 243 |
| El Salvador | 5,720 | 1:1,109 | 220 |
| Philippines | 2,379 | 1:42,555 | 6,762 |
| United States | 2,073 | 1:174,848 | 17,569 |
| Mexico | 1,811 | 1:68,540 | 3,097 |
| France | 1,628 | 1:40,800 | 5,103 |
| Argentina | 1,076 | 1:39,724 | 3,333 |
| Costa Rica | 865 | 1:5,526 | 405 |
| Brazil | 683 | 1:313,432 | 12,076 |
| Ecuador | 607 | 1:26,204 | 3,397 |
| Venezuela | 572 | 1:52,804 | 2,563 |
| Guatemala | 204 | 1:78,837 | 2,698 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Peru | 101 | 1:314,694 | 11,511 |
| Canada | 100 | 1:368,456 | 33,054 |
| New Caledonia | 68 | 1:4,062 | 723 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Panama | 45 | 1:86,939 | 3,484 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Chile | 44 | 1:400,374 | 10,831 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Nicaragua | 30 | 1:200,703 | 2,533 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Italy | 29 | 1:2,108,851 | 90,314 |
| Belize | 27 | 1:13,166 | 1,489 |
| Andorra | 22 | 1:3,811 | 733 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Cuba | 11 | 1:1,047,520 | 6,594 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
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).
- iveiMurcia Demographics
Average Male Murcia Height
171.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Múrcia | 94 | 3 | / |
| Mourcia | 92 | 228 | / |
| Murcias | 92 | 54 | / |
| Maurcia | 92 | 3 | / |
| Murrcia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Murciad | 92 | 1 | / |
| Murca | 91 | 831 | / |
| Murcio | 83 | 588 | / |
| Morcia | 83 | 230 | / |
| Murcha | 83 | 161 | / |
| Murcay | 83 | 2 | / |
| Maurca | 83 | 2 | / |
| Murcai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Maurcio | 77 | 27 | / |
| Murziah | 77 | 7 | / |
| Maurcha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mourcha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muurcio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mourcau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murchau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murchha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murchay | 77 | 0 | / |
| Murza | 73 | 3,241 | / |
| Morca | 73 | 728 | / |
| Murça | 73 | 185 | / |
| Murco | 73 | 20 | / |
| Mourtcha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mourceau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maurìcio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murtza | 67 | 2,796 | / |
| Murdza | 67 | 1,212 | / |
| Murzea | 67 | 342 | / |
| Murcho | 67 | 175 | / |
| Murzsa | 67 | 165 | / |
| Murçaj | 67 | 57 | / |
| Morcio | 67 | 45 | / |
| Morcay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Murzai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Murrza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Morcau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morcai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murdco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murrco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murtco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Múrcio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murzau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muirza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murcsó | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murzay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Murcey | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murcia
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