Murrueta Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Spain

Murrueta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murrueta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Murrueta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murrueta is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murrueta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murrueta is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Murrueta is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Murrueta live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Hispano-North America.

The last name Murrueta is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 62,063,102. In Mexico Murrueta is most numerous in: Quintana Roo, where 50 percent reside and Sonora, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Mexico this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Spain, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murueta93528/
Murrieta8829,910/
Muruta86242/
Murrietta82882/
Morueta80115/
Murieta80101/
Murrita8015/
Murweta808/
Murutau803/
Murveta802/
Murutai802/
Mureata802/
Mhuruta801/
Murruto801/
Muruuta801/
Mureeta801/
Mureita801/
Murietta7563/
Muruthai758/
Murhutta752/
Mourieta751/
Murritea751/
Murritta751/
Mourouta751/
Mureatta750/
Murita71162/
Miruta71106/
Muruto7126/
Mauruette711/
Moruita67365/
Mauruto6792/
Murwita6759/
Maurita6732/
Moreita6726/
Muritaa676/
Muritai676/
Muritau674/
Murieto674/
Mirveta672/
Moreata672/
Muritta672/
Murwata671/
Murbeto671/
Muurita671/
Murausteas671/
Morveta671/
Muroita671/

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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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  • 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 Murrueta
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