Murugayah Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
Murugayah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 267 | 1:110,465 | 7,404 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Murugayah (223) may also be a first name.
Murugayah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murugayah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Murugayah is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Murugayah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Murugayah is the 933,049th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Murugayah reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Murugayah is also the 603,623rd most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 223 people.
It is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 110,465. In Malaysia Murugayah is primarily found in: Selangor, where 20 percent are found, Penang, where 17 percent are found and Perak, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 5 percent are found and Brunei, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mmurugayah | 95 | 1 | / |
| Murughayah | 95 | 1 | / |
| Murugaya | 94 | 304 | / |
| Murugaiah | 89 | 1,416 | / |
| Morugayah | 89 | 7 | / |
| Murugiyah | 89 | 6 | / |
| Murughaya | 89 | 4 | / |
| Murigayah | 89 | 2 | / |
| Murugoyah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Murugajah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Murugahya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mourougaya | 84 | 19 | / |
| Murougaiah | 84 | 2 | / |
| Murugaih | 82 | 40 | / |
| Murugeah | 82 | 8 | / |
| Murugayy | 82 | 4 | / |
| Murugaia | 82 | 4 | / |
| Murugayo | 82 | 2 | / |
| Murugiya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Murigaya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Murugeya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Murugays | 82 | 1 | / |
| Murugaai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Murugaiyi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Murungayi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Murugiiah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Murogaiah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Murugai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Morougaiah | 74 | 1 | / |
| Murugeyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Murugoyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murugeyd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murungeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morogay | 63 | 36 | / |
| Mirigay | 63 | 14 | / |
| Mirugai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Murigey | 63 | 1 | / |
| Murigeyy | 59 | 3 | / |
| Murogoyi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mourougou | 56 | 65 | / |
| Mouroungou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Morogai | 50 | 177 | / |
| Morogoa | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Murugayah
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