Murigan Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Murigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Murigan (17) may also be a first name.

Murigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murigan (Marathi: मुरुगण) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Murigan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murigan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murigan is the 4,532,898th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Murigan are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Murigan is also the 2,694,839th most common first name world-wide It is held by 17 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa Murigan is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 75 percent are found and Western Cape, where 25 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 16 percent are found.

Murigan Last Name Statistics demography

Murigan earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.96% less than the national average, earning R 149,808 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourigan9388/
Murigaan934/
Muriegan931/
Murrigan931/
Murugan8630,690/
Mirigan86154/
Murigam8655/
Morigan8623/
Muregan8611/
Murygan866/
Murigon860/
Morrigan80180/
Morighan80123/
Murughan8068/
Murrugan808/
Muruggan805/
Murugain804/
Murigond803/
Murugaan802/
Maurigon801/
Mmurugan801/
Muruegan801/
Muregane801/
Mourigán801/
Moorigan800/
Morrighan7526/
Murhegane751/
Moregan7115/
Muryganova712/
Morigon711/
Mirigon711/
Murugon711/
Muregam711/
Moregain671/
Mooregan671/
Morríghan631/
Mooreghan631/
Moregon5745/

Murigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murigan in the Marathi language
मुरुगणmurugana-

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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 Murigan
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