Murcia

Murcia Meaning & Origin

About Murcia
The surname Murcia is of Spanish origin and is derived from the name of a city in southeastern Spain called Murcia. The name Murcia is believed to have originated from the Latin word "Murtia," which refers to the myrtle plant. Therefore, the surname Murcia is likely to have originally denoted someone who either hailed from the city of Murcia or had some association with the myrtle plant.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Murcia is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Murcia: 2,563
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 12156
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.87

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Murcia based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Murcia is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MRS
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M0620
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M ER1 SH AH0
🌐 IPA
/murcia*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MRS', 'MRX')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Murcia in Braille

Here's how to represent Murcia in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Murcia in braille

How to sign the name Murcia using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Murcia using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Murcia in sign language

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