Murugam Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Murugam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 90 | 1:327,714 | 17,651 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Murugam (140) may also be a first name.
Murugam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murugam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Murugam (Marathi: मुरुगम) is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murugam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,447,279th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Murugam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Murugam are found; 64 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 61 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 781,395th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 140 people.
The surname is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 327,714. In Malaysia Murugam is mostly found in: Selangor, where 36 percent reside, Negeri Sembilan, where 30 percent reside and Johor, where 12 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muruggam | 93 | 4 | / |
| Murugamn | 93 | 1 | / |
| Murugaim | 93 | 1 | / |
| Murugham | 93 | 1 | / |
| Murugasem | 88 | 1 | / |
| Murugan | 86 | 30,690 | / |
| Murigam | 86 | 55 | / |
| Mirugam | 86 | 3 | / |
| Morugam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Murungan | 80 | 280 | / |
| Murughan | 80 | 68 | / |
| Murrugan | 80 | 8 | / |
| Muruggan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Murugain | 80 | 4 | / |
| Murugang | 80 | 4 | / |
| Murougan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Murugaan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mmurugan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Murugasn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Murigamm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Murugasen | 75 | 365 | / |
| Mourougan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Murunghan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mourougane | 71 | 112 | / |
| Morugan | 71 | 71 | / |
| Murugassen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Murogan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morogam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murugon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morougan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Murugond | 67 | 3 | / |
| Morugann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moroughan | 63 | 52 | / |
| Mourougassin | 63 | 3 | / |
| Morogan | 57 | 604 | / |
| Morugán | 57 | 4 | / |
| Murogon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Múrùgañ | 57 | 1 | / |
| Moroghan | 53 | 0 | / |
| Mooroogan | 50 | 105 | / |
Murugam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murugam in the Marathi language | ||
| मुरुगम | murugama | 66.67 |
| मुरूगम | murugama | 19.05 |
| मुरगन | muragana | 14.29 |
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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 Murugam
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