How common is the surname Mujica?

2,594 people in the United States had the surname Mujica in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,023 Americans. It ranked 12,033rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mujica?

Manuel Mujica Lainez, Argentine writer (1910–1984), followed by Bárbara Mujica.

Where is the surname Mujica most common?

Wikidata records people named Mujica in Argentina.

Is the surname Mujica getting more or less common?

More common. 1,863 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,594 in 2010, up 39%.

The surname Mujica

A Spanish surname, carried by 2,594 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mujica is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,594 people named Mujica in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 119,023 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,863.

#12,033

rank among US surnames

2,594

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+39.2%

change since 2000 (was #14,641)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,025	Pless	2,596	118,931
#12,031	Lamoreaux	2,595	118,977
#12,033	Nimmo	2,594	119,023
#12,035	Lafayette	2,593	119,069
#12,040	Fredricks	2,592	119,115
#12,042	Oliveras	2,591	119,161

Who is named Mujica

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Mujica identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.4% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 6.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Mujicas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Manuel Mujica Lainez
Argentine writer (1910–1984)
Bárbara Mujica
Argentine actress (1944–1990)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mujica

Mujica has the Soundex code M220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M220.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mujica come from?: Mujica is Spanish in origin.
How common is the surname Mujica?: 2,594 people in the United States had the surname Mujica in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,023 Americans. It ranked 12,033rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mujica?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Mujica identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.4% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mujica?: Manuel Mujica Lainez, Argentine writer (1910–1984), followed by Bárbara Mujica.
Where is the surname Mujica most common?: Wikidata records people named Mujica in Argentina.
Is the surname Mujica getting more or less common?: More common. 1,863 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,594 in 2010, up 39%.