Muruge Surname

499,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Muruge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muruge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6171:87,80810,786
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
India151:51,137,692512,385
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muruge (18) may also be a first name.

Muruge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muruge (Marathi: मुरुगे) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muruge? popularity and diffusion

Muruge is the 499,041st most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,041,736 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Muruge reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name worldwide, borne by 18 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 617 people, or 1 in 87,808. In South Africa Muruge is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 84 percent live, Gauteng, where 13 percent live and Western Cape, where 1 percent live. Barring South Africa Muruge is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muruges92134/
Murunge9214/
Muruger924/
Muruget921/
Murugesh86819/
Maurunge8642/
Murugess8619/
Murungie862/
Murugeyd861/
Murungeh861/
Murugi8318,350/
Muruga833,272/
Murige83255/
Muruce8311/
Muruze835/
Murugă834/
Muruse833/
Muroge832/
Muruje831/
Murungeyi801/
Murungi7727,177/
Murhuze77369/
Mauruse7796/
Maurige7762/
Mourige7711/
Murugia778/
Muruche777/
Murugai772/
Murugis772/
Murigey771/
Morauge771/
Muruggi771/
Murouga771/
Murugih771/
Murugaya71304/
Mauriege7143/
Murugaih7140/
Muurungi7113/
Murugaia714/
Murugish713/
Murigeyy713/
Muirungi712/
Murugich711/
Murugays711/
Muruingi711/
Murugaai711/
Maurruce711/
Murhouse711/
Mhuruche711/
Muruuche711/
Murigi6714,132/
Muroga672,445/
Mirugi67490/
Moruga67248/
Muruci67186/
Moroge67167/
Mourouche6789/
Muruzi6774/
Muruza6743/
Murusi6729/
Murhauser6719/
Murogi6715/
Muruji677/
Murugiaha676/
Murughaya674/
Mirige671/
Morugi671/
Murugiaya671/
Mourhouse670/
Muirhouse670/

Muruge Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muruge in the Marathi language
मुरुगेmuruge52.94
मुरूगेmuruge47.06

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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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  • 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 Muruge
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