Moruga Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Moruga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moruga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya801:577,24927,285
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Moruga (12) may also be a first name.

Moruga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moruga (Russian: Моруга) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moruga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,020,242nd most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 35 percent of Moruga are found; 32 percent are found in East Africa and 31 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 12 people.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 96 percent reside, Migori County, where 1 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Moruga is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent reside and Russia, where 18 percent reside.

Moruga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Moruga last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morunga92586/
Morugas921/
Morruga921/
Muruga833,272/
Meruga832,999/
Maruga83927/
Moriga83927/
Moroga83743/
Morugo8312/
Morugi831/
Murunga7714,575/
Marunga772,400/
Murugas77295/
Morogai77177/
Marouga7746/
Marugha7742/
Morogay7736/
Moriega7730/
Murugah7725/
Marugay7711/
Merauga7710/
Marugaa779/
Marzuga777/
Murugad776/
Morungo776/
Morungi776/
Meeruga774/
Marauga774/
Marugai773/
Morigay773/
Marugas773/
Morigau772/
Marugah772/
Murugai772/
Merouga772/
Morogoa772/
Morauge771/
Maaruga771/
Marruga771/
Morrugo771/
Morogah771/
Morugis771/
Mooroga771/
Marukga771/
Marugat771/
Murouga771/
Merugai771/
Mourougaya7519/
Marrugat71318/
Murugaya71304/
Masrouga71184/
Maraugha7177/
Murugaih7140/
Maraunga7134/
Marougas7133/
Murugass7132/
Morunggo7119/
Maruggay7116/
Murugash7114/
Marzouga7112/
Marungah7112/
Mahrouga714/
Morusgis714/
Murugaia714/
Muorogha713/
Marounga713/
Murugapp712/
Maurunga711/
Moroungo711/
Maruunga711/
Marungai711/
Murun'ga711/
Muruunga711/
Murhunga711/
Murugaai711/
Murugays711/
Maurugah711/
Murugi6718,350/
Maroga678,205/
Mariga677,882/
Meriga674,394/
Muroga672,445/
Morogo671,946/
Muruge67660/
Morigo67249/
Moroge67167/
Marugo67105/
Murugo6770/
Mourougou6765/
Marugi6752/
Maruge6738/
Merugo675/
Morogi674/
Murugă674/
Murughaya674/
Murugó672/
Morogy671/
Marugj671/
Motrougui671/
Maroughas670/
Marugault670/

Moruga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moruga in the Russian language
Моругаmoruga-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moruga
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