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 last name Murguía is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Murguia or Murguìa. For other possible spellings of Murguía click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murguía? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murguía is the 1,369,340th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name Murguía occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Murguía live; 88 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Hispano-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 899,465. In Mexico Murguía is most prevalent in: Mexico City, where 25 percent are found, México, where 14 percent are found and Jalisco, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Mexico Murguía exists in 9 countries. It also occurs 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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