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) 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
| 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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