Murugaiya Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Murugaiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Murugaiya (62) may also be a first name.
Murugaiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murugaiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Murugaiya (Marathi: मुरूगैया) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Murugaiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Murugaiya is the 2,352,516th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Murugaiya reside; 55 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 55 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 62 people.
It is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 819,284. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 36 percent reside, Johor, where 25 percent reside and Penang, where 17 percent reside. Not including Malaysia it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 35 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murugaiyah | 95 | 48 | / |
| Murungaiyah | 90 | 1 | / |
| Murugayya | 89 | 20 | / |
| Murugayia | 89 | 2 | / |
| Murugya | 88 | 3 | / |
| Murugayiah | 84 | 4 | / |
| Murugaua | 82 | 1 | / |
| Murugyah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mirugayya | 78 | 3 | / |
| Murugauah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Murugeah | 71 | 8 | / |
| Muruguia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murughiah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Morogao | 50 | 5 | / |
Murugaiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murugaiya in the Marathi language | ||
| मुरूगैया | murugaiya | 36.36 |
| मुरुगैया | murugaiya | 36.36 |
| मुरुगईया | muruga'iya | 18.18 |
| एसमुरूगैया | esamurugaiya | 9.09 |
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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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- 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 Murugaiya
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