Murugen Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

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

Murugen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murugen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2151:251,98925,579
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
India131:59,005,029552,550
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Murugen (71) may also be a first name.

Murugen Last Name Facts

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

Murugen (Marathi: मुरुगेन) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murugen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 975,866th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Murugen are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 71 people.

The surname Murugen is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 251,989. In South Africa Murugen is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 79 percent live, Gauteng, where 17 percent live and Western Cape, where 2 percent live. Outside of South Africa it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 10 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Murugen Last Name Statistics demography

Murugen earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.53% more than the national average, earning R 246,036 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murugesn931/
Murugn923/
Murugin8629/
Murigen863/
Murugem862/
Murusen861/
Maurhaugen822/
Muruåsen8018/
Morugeen804/
Morugin71496/
Mourouguin71254/
Morogen7128/
Murogin7120/
Muruzin7118/
Murigin714/
Mirugin713/
Miruign711/
Murusin711/
Mirigen711/
Muhrigin673/
Murukhin671/
Mooroogen63187/
Muruzhina631/
Morogin57172/
Moruzin5713/
Morozienė5075/

Murugen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murugen in the Marathi language
मुरुगेनmurugena57.14
मुरूगेनmurugena42.86

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murugen
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