Murugappa Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Murugappa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murugappa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India411:18,708,912282,725
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Murugappa (276) may also be a first name.

Murugappa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murugappa (Marathi: मुरुग) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murugappa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murugappa is the 2,293,424th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Murugappa reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 534,713th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 276 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 18,708,912. In India it is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 46 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent are found and Pondicherry, where 17 percent are found. Outside of India this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 19 percent are found and Qatar, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murgappa9410/
Mrugappa942/
Murugapp942/
Murugapa942/
Muragappa895/
Murukappa891/
Muruguppa891/
Murugeppa891/
Margappa8215/
Murgapu757/
Margppa751/
Muragapu718/
Markappa717/
Murgabia711/
Murukapu711/
Marugopp711/
Marie Gappa701/
Murkpa6753/
Margap674/
Muragaapu673/
Murakupao671/
Marakappa671/

Murugappa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murugappa in the Marathi language
मुरुगmuruga-

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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 Murugappa
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