The Murgia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 389 people carried this name — #53,204 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is down 4% from 404 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 375 people named Murgia live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 255 people named Murgia.
Most of them — 137 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
56 people named Murgia live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 50 people named Murgia live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Murgia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Tiberio Murgia 1929–2010 · actor -
Tiberio Murgia 1929–2010 · actor
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Diego Murgia 1857–1938 · engineer
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Francesco Murgia 1903–1998 · lawyer
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Francesco Murgia 1903–1998 · lawyer
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Charles Murgia 1935–2013 · university teacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Murgia.
- Murati 288 · U.S. census
- Muratore 886 · U.S. census
- Muratori 265 · U.S. census
- Murcia 2,563 · U.S. census
- Mure 287 · U.S. census
- Murer 231 · U.S. census
- Murie 362 · U.S. census
- Muriel 1,778 · U.S. census
- Murillo 45,558 · U.S. census
- Murin 465 · U.S. census
- Muro 7,916 · U.S. census
- Murphy 308,417 · U.S. census
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