Múgica Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Múgica Surname Definition:
Ancient surname found in Vizcaya. Name of village near Bilbao. Found with alternate spellings Mújica, Múxica, and Méxica. Of Basque origin, means place of abundance of fruit.
Comes from the Basque "muxica" meaning "frisco" referring to the abundance of this type of fruit in that area.
Read More About This SurnameMúgica Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 62 | 1:754,065 | 31,946 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Mugica (6,584) & Mùgica (1) are calculated separately.
Múgica Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ancient surname found in Vizcaya. Name of village near Bilbao. Found with alternate spellings Mújica, Múxica, and Méxica. Of Basque origin, means place of abundance of fruit.
Comes from the Basque "muxica" meaning "frisco" referring to the abundance of this type of fruit in that area.
Múgica and Mojica are both from the Basque "muxika" and means a camp planted with peach trees.
Basque name derived from Avendaño and related to Butrón.
Múgica Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Múgica Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Múgica is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Mugica or Mùgica. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Múgica? popularity and diffusion
Múgica is the 1,967,751st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Múgica reside; 69 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 69 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
The surname is most frequent in Spain, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 754,065. In Spain it is mostly found in: Madrid, where 35 percent live, Basque Country, where 23 percent live and Navarre, where 11 percent live. Other than Spain this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.
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