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 Murguia Salary in
United States
$39,618 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Murguia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murguia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murguia occurs most in Mexico. It may also be found as a variant: Murguía. For other potential spellings of Murguia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murguia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 23,840th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 320,952 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Murguia reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.
The last name Murguia is most common in Mexico, where it is held by 14,852 people, or 1 in 8,358. In Mexico Murguia is mostly found in: Jalisco, where 34 percent reside, Michoacán, where 8 percent reside and México, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Mexico this surname occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Peru, where 6 percent reside.
Murguia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Murguia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Murguia surname grew 345,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Murguia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Murguia are 43.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.8% registered with the 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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