Marughu Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Marughu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marughu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
United States161:22,653,683662,747

Marughu Last Name Facts

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

Marughu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marughu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marughu is the 3,323,005th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. Marughu is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Marughu reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Marughu is primarily found in: Lagos, where 53 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 26 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 46 percent reside.

Marughu Last Name Statistics demography

Marughu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marugu92538/
Marungu862,123/
Mearugu8630/
Mayrugu8613/
Maarugu869/
Mairugu866/
Merughu865/
Maerugu863/
Marugus862/
Marunggu8016/
Mairungu808/
Marzougu802/
M'Arungu801/
Matrougu801/
Merugu7727,532/
Morugu77432/
Mairougou751/
Marugault750/
Mairousgou71533/
Meerugu7130/
Morungu7121/
Morukgu7111/
Meruguu714/
Merighu713/
Meyrugu713/
Maïrousgou712/
Moruggu711/
Mereugu711/
Meruggu711/
Mourougou6365/
Marigu621,795/
Marogu626/
Mouroungou591/
Marigau5732/
Marzogu5714/
Marokgu578/
Mearigu571/
Marogou571/

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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 Marughu
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