Muriega Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Muriega Surname
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Muriega Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 180 | 1:237,463 | 19,337 |
Uruguay | 40 | 1:85,794 | 8,727 |
United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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.
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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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