Murugami Surname

621,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Murugami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Murugami Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4881:94,6318,417
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Murugami (62) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Murugami Demographics

Murugami Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Murugami Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murugami is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Murugami? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murugami is the 621,618th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Murugami are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 62 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 488 people, or 1 in 94,631. In Kenya Murugami is most common in: Nairobi County, where 37 percent live, Nakuru County, where 25 percent live and Muranga County, where 15 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Murugami Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Murugami surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murungami9448/
Murugammi948/
Murugama885/
Murigami881/
Murugamma8246/
Murigammi8214/
Morugama7520/
Morogami751/
Murigommi714/
Morogome501/

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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 Murugami
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