Murugayya Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Murugayya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Murugayya (289) may also be a first name.
Murugayya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murugayya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murugayya (Marathi: मुरुग) is borne by more people in Guyana than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murugayya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Murugayya is the 4,427,875th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Murugayya are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America. Murugayya is also the 519,842nd most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 289 people.
The last name Murugayya is most frequent in Guyana, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 76,222. In Guyana it is most prevalent in: Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, where 100 percent live. Excluding Guyana it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 30 percent live and India, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murugaiya | 89 | 66 | / |
| Murugayia | 89 | 2 | / |
| Murugya | 88 | 3 | / |
| Murugaiyah | 84 | 48 | / |
| Murugayiah | 84 | 4 | / |
| Murugaua | 82 | 1 | / |
| Murugyah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Murungaiyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Murugauah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Murugeah | 71 | 8 | / |
| Muruguia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murughiah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Morogao | 50 | 5 | / |
Murugayya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murugayya in the Marathi language | ||
| मुरुग | muruga | - |
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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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- 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 Murugayya
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