Murugaiah Surname
Approximately 1,416 people bear this surname
Murugaiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 731 | 1:28,466 | 3,639 |
| Malaysia | 330 | 1:89,376 | 6,243 |
| India | 191 | 1:4,016,049 | 108,912 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Murugaiah (932) may also be a first name.
Murugaiah Demographics
Average Murugaiah Salary in
United States
$84,219 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Murugaiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murugaiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murugaiah (Marathi: मुरुगअय) is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Murugaiah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 274,373rd most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,146,572 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Murugaiah live; 65 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Murugaiah is also the 264,900th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 932 people.
It is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 731 people, or 1 in 28,466. Other than Sri Lanka Murugaiah occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 23 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.
Murugaiah Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Murugaiah earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.98% less than the national average, earning 297,683 kr per year; in United States they earn 95.18% more than the national average, earning $84,219 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.13% less than the national average, earning $30,740 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murougaiah | 95 | 2 | / |
| Murugaih | 94 | 40 | / |
| Murugaia | 94 | 4 | / |
| Murugayah | 89 | 282 | / |
| Murugiyah | 89 | 6 | / |
| Murogaiah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Murugiiah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Murugajah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Murugai | 88 | 2 | / |
| Murughayah | 84 | 1 | / |
| Morougaiah | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mmurugayah | 84 | 1 | / |
| Murugaya | 82 | 304 | / |
| Murugeah | 82 | 8 | / |
| Murugaai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Morugayah | 78 | 7 | / |
| Murughaya | 78 | 4 | / |
| Murigayah | 78 | 2 | / |
| Murugaiyi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Murugoyah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Murugahya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Murungayi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mirugai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mourougaya | 74 | 19 | / |
| Murugayy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Murigaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Murugiya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Murugayo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Murugeya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murugays | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murungeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morogai | 63 | 177 | / |
| Murugeyo | 59 | 2 | / |
| Murugoyo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Murugeyd | 59 | 1 | / |
| Murogoyi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mourougou | 56 | 65 | / |
| Mouroungou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Morogay | 50 | 36 | / |
| Mirigay | 50 | 14 | / |
| Morogoa | 50 | 2 | / |
| Murigey | 50 | 1 | / |
| Morogoi | 50 | 1 | / |
Murugaiah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murugaiah in the Marathi language | ||
| मुरुगअय | muruga'aya | 50 |
| मुरगइया | muraga'iya | 50 |
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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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- 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 Murugaiah
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