Murgas Surname

96,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Panama

Murgas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murgas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia2,2071:21,6471,601
Panama9911:3,948479
El Salvador5751:11,033711
Chile3201:55,0512,417
Venezuela2541:118,9144,042
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
Mexico631:1,970,25718,660
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Poland441:863,83566,160
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Honduras91:979,6054,574
France81:8,302,840321,660
Wales41:773,63329,106
England41:13,929,515290,718
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

The alternate forms: Murgaš (424) & Murgás (16) are calculated separately.

Murgas (27) may also be a first name.

Murgas Last Name Facts

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

Murgas (Hindi: मुर्गास, Marathi: मुगर्स) is carried by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Murgaš or Murgás. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murgas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 96,266th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,474,615 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Murgas reside; 58 percent reside in South America and 50 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name internationally It is held by 27 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Colombia, where it is carried by 2,207 people, or 1 in 21,647. In Colombia it is mostly found in: La Guajira Department, where 42 percent reside, Cesar Department, where 39 percent reside and Atlántico Department, where 5 percent reside. Barring Colombia Murgas is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Panama, where 20 percent reside and El Salvador, where 12 percent reside.

Murgas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Murgas last name are 1.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.85% registered with the party.

The amount Murgas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 24.01% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,731 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.05% less than the national average, earning R 111,576 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.93% less than the national average, earning $21,809,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.16% more than the national average, earning $47,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.11% less than the national average, earning $30,254 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murgaš94424/
Murgás9416/
Mourgas9224/
Murgash9219/
Murgass924/
Murgase921/
Muergas921/
Murghas921/
Murga9126,487/
Muras914,067/
Mourngas863/
Murase8345,126/
Murgat833,134/
Mauras831,431/
Mouras831,002/
Murgai83631/
Morgas83312/
Murash83308/
Murgha83187/
Muraus8391/
Murgač8389/
Mourga8357/
Murais8353/
Murras8352/
Muiras8335/
Murgos8316/
Muraas8315/
Murnga8313/
Murats839/
Mutras838/
Murhas837/
Murgad837/
Murgau836/
Murasd836/
Murays834/
Murgaz833/
Murgac832/
Murast831/
Murgaj831/
Murzas831/
Murass831/
Murasz831/
Mirgas831/
Murgasova809/
Murgasová803/
Murenga771,944/
Maurais771,028/
Muringa77906/
Maurras77280/
Moorgas77231/
Miergas77231/
Muraase77168/
Murgadd77158/
Mourgos77137/
Murasse7771/
Murghai7768/
Murashe7764/
Mourais7729/
Murasch7727/
Mutrais7721/
Murghay7720/
Murrays7719/
Mourzas7718/
Murhash7714/
Murzash778/
Murgacz778/
Murgach777/
Mourras777/
Mourats777/
Maurass773/
Murguea773/
Mutraas773/
Moutras772/
Maureas771/
Morgais771/
Mourash771/
Muthras771/
Murashd771/
Muraish771/
Muirgha771/
Mournga771/
Moureas771/
Mourgad771/
Muratsh771/
Mourase771/
Murghah771/
Mirgash771/
Mauraus770/
Morgass770/
Murgashova752/
Morga7311,932/
Moras7311,727/
Murgo732,825/
Muros732,420/
Muraz73565/
Mūras7350/
Muraś734/
Móras733/
Murgó733/
Murás731/
Muraß731/
Muraş731/
Murgă731/
Muringai711,697/
Murasova71511/
Mouringa71143/
Moutrash71120/
Mourghad7198/
Murasová7192/
Mourgaud7182/
Maurasse7168/
Mourasse7147/
Moorgase7111/
Maurrase717/
Mourrats715/
Muraushe714/
Muthraas713/
Mourgous713/
Hmeurras712/
Murrayse711/
Mourgaad711/
Morais67439,010/
Murashova6710,558/
Morgos673,248/
Murach672,706/
Morash672,346/
Morras67814/
Mirgos67731/
Morgaś67572/
Murgašová67497/
Murace67331/
Murgoi67300/
Morgha67248/
Murgod67247/
Moreas67159/
Morgaz67155/
Mauros67116/
Morasz67108/
Mouros6770/
Mouraz6768/
Morgós6761/
Murgot6761/
Maurrasse6758/
Murgoš6749/
Murose6748/
Morass6746/
Mourratts6736/
Morays6734/
Murros6731/
Mauraz6729/
Murgáč6718/
Mooras6717/
Maurás6714/
Morgay679/
Murois677/
Muradz677/
Morgaş677/
Murgou677/
Mmorga676/
Muracz675/
Moeras674/
Mhorga674/
Morahs673/
Morgau673/
Murgoh673/
Maurausse672/
Mureus672/
Morgaa672/
Moraís672/
Morgai672/
Mureis672/
Moraas671/
Morhas671/
Murassova671/
Muraysova671/
Murost671/
Moorga671/
Mourgo671/
Mutros671/
Mauràs671/
Moraës671/
Moraïs671/
Murosh671/
Muuros671/
Mórais671/
Muraiz671/
Murgoo670/

Murgas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murgas in the Hindi language
मुर्गासmurgasa-
Murgas in the Marathi language
मुगर्सmugarsa-

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