Murugaian Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Murugaian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Murugaian (552) may also be a first name.
Murugaian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murugaian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murugaian is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murugaian? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,918,812th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. Murugaian occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Murugaian reside; 53 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 38 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 358,282nd most frequent first name globally, borne by 552 people.
It is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 819,284. In Malaysia Murugaian is most frequent in: Selangor, where 47 percent live, Johor, where 19 percent live and Penang, where 17 percent live. Other than Malaysia Murugaian occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 36 percent live and Singapore, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murugaiahn | 95 | 1 | / |
| Murugain | 94 | 4 | / |
| Murugayan | 89 | 176 | / |
| Murugiyan | 89 | 11 | / |
| Murugajan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Murugayin | 89 | 1 | / |
| Murughayan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Murugaim | 82 | 1 | / |
| Murugean | 82 | 1 | / |
| Murugejan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Murugeyan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Muruguyyan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mourougayen | 70 | 1 | / |
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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 Murugaian
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