Murguia Surname
Approximately 22,706 people bear this surname
Murguia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 14,852 | 1:8,358 | 927 |
| United States | 3,458 | 1:104,818 | 11,526 |
| Peru | 1,473 | 1:21,578 | 2,462 |
| Bolivia | 761 | 1:13,951 | 1,349 |
| Argentina | 600 | 1:71,239 | 6,052 |
| Israel | 533 | 1:16,056 | 2,409 |
| Spain | 360 | 1:129,867 | 9,913 |
| Cuba | 290 | 1:39,734 | 1,792 |
| Philippines | 224 | 1:451,956 | 55,298 |
| Uruguay | 39 | 1:87,994 | 8,905 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Murguía (161) are calculated separately.
Murguia (19) may also be a first name.
Murguia Demographics
Average Male Murguia Height
172.49 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Murguia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murguia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Murguia occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Murguía. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murguia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Murguia is the 23,840th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 320,952 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Murguia live; 81 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.
The surname Murguia is most numerous in Mexico, where it is borne by 14,852 people, or 1 in 8,358. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Jalisco, where 34 percent are found, Michoacán, where 8 percent are found and México, where 8 percent are found. Other than Mexico this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Peru, where 6 percent are found.
Murguia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Murguia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Murguia surname expanded 345,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Murguia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Murguia last name are 43.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.8% registered with the political party.
The amount Murguia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 46.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,318 per year; in United States they earn 8.18% less than the national average, earning $39,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.24% more than the national average, earning $64,211 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murguía | 95 | 161 | / |
| Murguyia | 93 | 166 | / |
| Murrguia | 93 | 3 | / |
| Murguias | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mourguia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Murquia | 86 | 64 | / |
| Murgvia | 86 | 3 | / |
| Murghia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Murguya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Murgaiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Murquias | 80 | 1 | / |
| Murgea | 77 | 330 | / |
| Murgía | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murgaiyah | 75 | 7 | / |
| Murquio | 71 | 74 | / |
| Murgeas | 71 | 14 | / |
| Murgeat | 71 | 6 | / |
| Murquía | 71 | 4 | / |
| Murgeah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murgayya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moorghia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murengya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maurgeau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murgheay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morgea | 62 | 3 | / |
| Morgeau | 57 | 80 | / |
| Mourgeot | 53 | 1 | / |
| Morgayya | 53 | 1 | / |
| Murengeo | 53 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murguia
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