Muruan Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Muruan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Muruan (22) may also be a first name.
Muruan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muruan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muruan (Marathi: मुरुगन) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muruan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Muruan are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.
This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 25 percent reside. Aside from India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.
Muruan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Muruan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Muruan last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muruang | 92 | 4 | / |
| Muruane | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muruaina | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muruon | 83 | 37 | / |
| Murwan | 83 | 19 | / |
| Murban | 83 | 19 | / |
| Moruan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Murvan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Miruan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mourwan | 77 | 9 | / |
| Murbaan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Murvane | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muirban | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muruham | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moruaan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murwane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murwain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mourban | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maurban | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murvgan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Miruhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murvang | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mourwane | 71 | 64 | / |
| Mourvant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirwan | 67 | 585 | / |
| Mirvan | 67 | 54 | / |
| Murbán | 67 | 9 | / |
| Morwan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Murwon | 67 | 5 | / |
| Moorvan | 62 | 66 | / |
| Morvain | 62 | 5 | / |
| Mourwong | 57 | 1 | / |
| Morwon | 50 | 1 | / |
Muruan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muruan in the Marathi language | ||
| मुरुगन | murugana | - |
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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 Muruan
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