Muruge Surname
Approximately 660 people bear this surname
Muruge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 617 | 1:87,808 | 10,786 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Muruge (18) may also be a first name.
Muruge Demographics
Average Muruge Salary in
South Africa
R 165,648
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Muruge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muruge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muruge (Marathi: मुरुगे) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muruge? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 499,041st most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,041,736 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Muruge live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 18 people.
Muruge is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 617 people, or 1 in 87,808. In South Africa Muruge is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 84 percent are found, Gauteng, where 13 percent are found and Western Cape, where 1 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Muruge Last Name Statistics demography
Muruge earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.29% less than the national average, earning R 165,648 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muruges | 92 | 134 | / |
| Murunge | 92 | 14 | / |
| Muruger | 92 | 4 | / |
| Muruget | 92 | 1 | / |
| Murugesh | 86 | 819 | / |
| Maurunge | 86 | 42 | / |
| Murugess | 86 | 19 | / |
| Murungie | 86 | 2 | / |
| Murugeyd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Murungeh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Murugi | 83 | 18,350 | / |
| Muruga | 83 | 3,272 | / |
| Murige | 83 | 255 | / |
| Muruce | 83 | 11 | / |
| Muruze | 83 | 5 | / |
| Murugă | 83 | 4 | / |
| Muruse | 83 | 3 | / |
| Muroge | 83 | 2 | / |
| Muruje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Murungeyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Murungi | 77 | 27,177 | / |
| Murhuze | 77 | 369 | / |
| Mauruse | 77 | 96 | / |
| Maurige | 77 | 62 | / |
| Mourige | 77 | 11 | / |
| Murugia | 77 | 8 | / |
| Muruche | 77 | 7 | / |
| Murugai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Murugis | 77 | 2 | / |
| Murigey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morauge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muruggi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murouga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murugih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murugaya | 71 | 304 | / |
| Mauriege | 71 | 43 | / |
| Murugaih | 71 | 40 | / |
| Muurungi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Murugaia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Murugish | 71 | 3 | / |
| Murigeyy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Muirungi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Murugich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murugays | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muruingi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murugaai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maurruce | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murhouse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhuruche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muruuche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murigi | 67 | 14,132 | / |
| Muroga | 67 | 2,445 | / |
| Mirugi | 67 | 490 | / |
| Moruga | 67 | 248 | / |
| Muruci | 67 | 186 | / |
| Moroge | 67 | 167 | / |
| Mourouche | 67 | 89 | / |
| Muruzi | 67 | 74 | / |
| Muruza | 67 | 43 | / |
| Murusi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Murhauser | 67 | 19 | / |
| Murogi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Muruji | 67 | 7 | / |
| Murugiaha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Murughaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mirige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morugi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murugiaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mourhouse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Muirhouse | 67 | 0 | / |
Muruge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muruge in the Marathi language | ||
| मुरुगे | muruge | 52.94 |
| मुरूगे | muruge | 47.06 |
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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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- 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 Muruge
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