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 last name Moruga (Russian: Моруга) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moruga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,020,242nd most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 35 percent of Moruga live; 32 percent live in East Africa and 31 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 96 percent live, Migori County, where 1 percent live and Nyamira County, where 1 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent live and Russia, where 18 percent live.

Moruga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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 national average, with 57.14% 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Moruga
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