Murugas Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Murugas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murugas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2731:198,45321,324
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Murugas (198) may also be a first name.

Murugas Last Name Facts

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

Murugas occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murugas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 904,049th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. The surname Murugas occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Murugas reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Murugas is also the 644,447th most widespread forename on earth It is held by 198 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 198,453. In South Africa Murugas is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 90 percent reside, Gauteng, where 7 percent reside and Western Cape, where 2 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 6 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Murugas Last Name Statistics demography

Murugas earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.25% more than the national average, earning R 304,764 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murugass9332/
Murugash9314/
Murugase9313/
Murugays931/
Muruga923,272/
Murunga8614,575/
Murugah8625/
Murugad866/
Murugai862/
Murouga861/
Morugas861/
Murugaih8040/
Muriegas803/
Murugapp802/
Murhunga801/
Muruunga801/
Murun'ga801/
Murugaai801/
Maurugah801/
Maurunga801/
Muroga772,445/
Moruga77248/
Murugo7770/
Murugă774/
Murugó772/
Murugod71117/
Murungo713/
Morruga711/
Murugoz711/
Murrugo711/
Murung'o671/
Mourougou6365/
Mooroogas637/
Moroga62743/
Murogo62219/
Morugo6212/
Mouroungou591/
Morogai57177/
Morogay5736/
Morogoa572/
Maurogo571/
Morogah571/
Morrugo571/

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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 Murugas
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis