Muriega Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Muriega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muriega Surname Distribution Map

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Select a nation to see the distribution at regional and subregional levels
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1801:237,46319,337
Uruguay401:85,7948,727
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muriega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muriega is found in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muriega? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muriega is the 1,104,724th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Muriega live; 100 percent live in South America and 100 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most widespread in Argentina, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 237,463. In Argentina Muriega is primarily found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 85 percent live, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 7 percent live and Entre Ríos Province, where 3 percent live. Excluding Argentina it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uruguay, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muriegas933/
Murriega931/
Murega921,890/
Muriga92101/
Murhega86205/
Moriega8630/
Mouriga8623/
Mhurega864/
Murigat862/
Mureega861/
Murigah861/
Mourega861/
Muregha861/
Murioga861/
Muurega861/
Murhinga8048/
Mauriege8043/
Murigaya802/
Muriengi801/
Muregaya801/
Murigi7714,132/
Murego775,759/
Muruga773,272/
Murigo772,693/
Muregi771,440/
Moriga77927/
Morega77354/
Murige77255/
Miriga77152/
Murege77136/
Mirega7712/
Muryga776/
Muregy772/
Mourigaud7541/
M'Murhega7534/
Murriegui751/
Mhiriga71137/
Maurigi7179/
Maurige7162/
Muriggi7151/
Murugah7125/
Mirigay7114/
Mourige7111/
Muraigo7110/
Muirigi717/
Muriges715/
Mhirega714/
Mourigi714/
Murigho713/
Morigay713/
Muirigo712/
Moregha712/
Morigau712/
Murugai712/
Murigye712/
Muregye712/
Moriego711/
Murigey711/
Moreiga711/
Morigea711/
Muregod711/
Mureego711/
Mirigah711/
Mirrega711/
Murigih711/
Mouregi711/
Muregoi711/
Murouga711/
Mauregui67144/
Murugaih6740/
Maurighi6737/
Muregess6718/
Murigesh6714/
Murigepp6713/
Mouriggi676/
Mourigui675/
Muregesh673/
Murigeyy673/
Muriingi672/
Mureighi672/
Muriguez672/
Murigues672/
Muruingi671/
Maurugah671/
Mourigou671/
Muriighi671/
Mauraige671/
Maureage671/
Mauriège671/
Muregger671/
Mureingo671/
Murugaai671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Muriega
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