Murguía Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Murguía Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murguía Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1381:899,46512,385
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Murguia (22,706) & Murguìa (3) are calculated separately.

Murguía Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murguía has its highest incidence in Mexico. It can also occur in the variant forms: Murguia or Murguìa. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murguía? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murguía is the 1,369,340th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name Murguía occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Murguía are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

It is most frequent in Mexico, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 899,465. In Mexico Murguía is primarily concentrated in: Mexico City, where 25 percent are found, México, where 14 percent are found and Jalisco, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Mexico Murguía is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 3 percent are found and Bolivia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murguia9522,706/
Murguìa953/
Murgía921/
Murguya861/
Murguyia80166/
Murrguia803/
Murguias801/
Mourguia801/
Murgia7718,757/
Murgea77330/
Muroua7730/
Muruha7710/
Murría772/
Murías771/
Murujia7189/
Murgiah7123/
Murggia7119/
Mouroua7116/
Murgeas7114/
Murugia718/
Murgeat716/
Mourgia714/
Murguie713/
Muregia711/
Murghia711/
Murauha711/
Muruhia711/
Muragia711/
Muruiya711/
Murgeah711/
Muria675,830/
Murja673,943/
Murugiah673,243/
Murya672,141/
Murea671,418/
Murúa6764/
Mourguye6754/
Murhgiah674/
Murgayya674/
Muragiah673/
Maurgeau671/
Murgaiya671/
Mourgiou671/
Murguier671/
Murgheay671/
Moría671/
Murùa671/
Murengya671/
Mourgaye671/
Muruiyah671/
Muruyiah671/

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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
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  • 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 Murguía
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