Murugayan Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Singapore

Murugayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murugayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore1201:45,8981,743
Malaysia401:737,35634,564
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Murugayan (60) may also be a first name.

Murugayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murugayan (Marathi: मूरुगयन) is found in Singapore more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murugayan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murugayan is the 1,290,735th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Murugayan live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 68 percent live in Sinio-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,270,172nd most common first name globally, borne by 60 people.

The surname Murugayan is most frequently used in Singapore, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 45,898. Apart from Singapore this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 23 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murughayan951/
Murugaian8994/
Murugiyan8911/
Murugajan891/
Murugeyan891/
Murugayin891/
Murugaiahn841/
Muruguyyan841/
Murugain824/
Murugean821/
Mourougayen801/
Murugejan781/
Murugaim711/

Murugayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murugayan in the Marathi language
मूरुगयनmurugayana40
मुरुगयनmurugayana20
मूकगायनmukagayana20
मुरूगायनmurugayana20

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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
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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 Murugayan
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