Where Does The Last Name Murugaya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Murugaya (Marathi: मुरुगाया) is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Murugaya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murugaya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 885,573^rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Murugaya are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 87 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Murugaya is also the 703,581^st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 169 people.

The last name is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 111,721. In Malaysia Murugaya is mostly concentrated in: Perak, where 26 percent live, Selangor, where 20 percent live and Penang, where 12 percent live. Beside Malaysia this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 6 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent live.