Murça Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Murça Surname User-submission:

People from the town of Murça, in the North of Portugal.

Murça Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Angola491:550,8002,323
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Murca (831) are calculated separately.

Murça Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

People from the town of Murça, in the North of Portugal.

- marianiscas

Murça Last Name Facts

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

Murça is found in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Murca. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Murça? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,248,410th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Murça are found; 51 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Portugal, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 110,832. Excluding Portugal this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 26 percent are found and Brazil, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murca93831/
Murçaj9157/
Murçja911/
Murrçaj831/
Murja803,943/
Murza803,241/
Mursa801,986/
Murşa805/
Morça801/
Murçe801/
Murcia7387,275/
Murgia7318,757/
Murtza732,796/
Murdza731,212/
Murtja73938/
Murrja73642/
Muerza73361/
Murzea73342/
Murgea73330/
Mursia73305/
Murzha73236/
Mourza73197/
Murjas73172/
Murzsa73165/
Murcha73161/
Mursad73147/
Mursha73137/
Mursat7362/
Mursau7357/
Murjai7342/
Mourja7334/
Mutrja7319/
Murjad7313/
Maurja7311/
Murdja739/
Murssa737/
Murjaa736/
Mursah736/
Murzai735/
Moursa734/
Murjja733/
Murrza733/
Murcay732/
Maurca732/
Mursai732/
Murzat732/
Murjat732/
Murcai732/
Murços731/
Maursa731/
Murjay731/
Murjea731/
Mursaz731/
Mursay731/
Morçay731/
Murzas731/
Murzau731/
Murçós731/
Mursas731/
Muirza731/
Muersa731/
Muurja731/
Murzay730/
Murshad671,657/
Murzeau671,302/
Murtzai671,278/
Moursia67376/
Murdzia67253/
Mourcia67228/
Mursaid6787/
Murzacz6770/
Murcias6754/
Mursaha6740/
Murjasz6731/
Murgiah6723/
Murggia6719/
Mourdja6719/
Mourzas6718/
Murzaud6718/
Murdjai6716/
Murshat6711/
Murtzaa679/
Murzash678/
Murthza678/
Murziah677/
Murszat676/
Murtjaa675/
Maurcha675/
Moursad675/
Murseat675/
Murthja674/
Murttza674/
Mourcha674/
Mourgia674/
Moursas674/
Murrsat673/
Murchat673/
Moursau673/
Maurcia673/
Mourtza673/
Murshah673/
Murtzah672/
Murttja671/
Mourtja671/
Murchha671/
Murciad671/
Murrcia671/
Murssha671/
Murtzha671/
Moursai671/
Mourssa671/
Murtsha671/
Murchau671/
Muurtza671/
Mourdsa671/
Mourcau671/
Mmurrja671/
Murchay670/

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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 Murça
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