Murgia Surname
Approximately 18,757 people bear this surname
Murgia Surname User-submission:
Murgia is a Sardinian surname. It comes from the Sardinian word murza, which means 'salt water'.
Murgia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 15,715 | 1:3,892 | 379 |
| France | 883 | 1:75,224 | 10,556 |
| United States | 539 | 1:672,466 | 53,587 |
| Argentina | 456 | 1:93,736 | 7,908 |
| Brazil | 249 | 1:859,736 | 31,019 |
| Germany | 168 | 1:479,199 | 41,567 |
| Mexico | 144 | 1:861,988 | 12,108 |
| Spain | 111 | 1:421,190 | 22,576 |
| Belgium | 94 | 1:122,305 | 17,923 |
| Peru | 67 | 1:474,390 | 13,838 |
| Luxembourg | 67 | 1:8,665 | 1,371 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| Netherlands | 54 | 1:312,725 | 36,782 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Cuba | 7 | 1:1,646,102 | 8,141 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
The alternate forms: Múrgia (3) are calculated separately.
Murgia (260) may also be a first name.
Murgia Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Murgia is a Sardinian surname. It comes from the Sardinian word murza, which means 'salt water'.
- mv60Murgia Demographics
Average Murgia Salary in
United States
$37,332 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Murgia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murgia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Murgia is more frequently found in Italy than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Múrgia. Click here for further possible spellings of Murgia.
How Common Is The Last Name Murgia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Murgia is the 28,627th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 388,524 people. Murgia is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Murgia reside; 84 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 84 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 552,051st most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 260 people.
The surname Murgia is most commonly used in Italy, where it is held by 15,715 people, or 1 in 3,892. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Sardinia, where 84 percent live, Lazio, where 4 percent live and Lombardy, where 2 percent live. Apart from Italy Murgia occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in France, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Murgia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Murgia surname are 41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.23% being registered with the party.
The amount Murgia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 12.53% less than the national average, earning €26,266 per year; in Peru they earn 91.54% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,130 per year and in United States they earn 13.48% less than the national average, earning $37,332 USD per year.
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