Murugaiah Surname

274,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Murugaiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murugaiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
Malaysia3301:89,3766,243
India1911:4,016,049108,912
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Singapore301:183,5907,666
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Norway111:467,48139,375
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Murugaiah (932) may also be a first name.

Murugaiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murugaiah (Marathi: मुरुगअय) occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murugaiah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 274,373rd most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,146,572 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Murugaiah reside; 65 percent reside in South Asia and 65 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 264,900th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 932 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 731 people, or 1 in 28,466. Excluding Sri Lanka it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 23 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

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

Murugaiah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murugaiah in the Marathi language
मुरुगअयmuruga'aya50
मुरगइयाmuraga'iya50

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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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  • 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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