Muruges Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Muruges Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| Malaysia | 39 | 1:756,262 | 35,302 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Muruges (5,814) may also be a first name.
Muruges Demographics
Average Muruges Salary in
South Africa
R 209,148
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Muruges Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muruges Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muruges (Marathi: मुरुगेस) is most common in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muruges? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,544,715th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Muruges are found; 43 percent are found in Southern Africa and 43 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Muruges is also the 87,455th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 5,814 people.
It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 950,486. In South Africa Muruges is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 29 percent live and India, where 25 percent live.
Muruges Last Name Statistics demography
Muruges earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.99% less than the national average, earning R 209,148 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murugesh | 93 | 819 | / |
| Murugess | 93 | 19 | / |
| Murugese | 93 | 1 | / |
| Muruge | 92 | 660 | / |
| Murunge | 86 | 14 | / |
| Muriges | 86 | 5 | / |
| Muruger | 86 | 4 | / |
| Murugis | 86 | 2 | / |
| Muruget | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maurunge | 80 | 42 | / |
| Murugezh | 80 | 30 | / |
| Murigesh | 80 | 14 | / |
| Murugish | 80 | 3 | / |
| Murungie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Murungeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Murugays | 80 | 1 | / |
| Murugeyd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Murugi | 77 | 18,350 | / |
| Muruga | 77 | 3,272 | / |
| Murusi | 77 | 29 | / |
| Muruce | 77 | 11 | / |
| Muruze | 77 | 5 | / |
| Murugă | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muruse | 77 | 3 | / |
| Muroge | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muruje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murungeyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Murungi | 71 | 27,177 | / |
| Murhuze | 71 | 369 | / |
| Maurusi | 71 | 217 | / |
| Mauruse | 71 | 96 | / |
| Murusit | 71 | 52 | / |
| Murugia | 71 | 8 | / |
| Moroges | 71 | 7 | / |
| Murusid | 71 | 4 | / |
| Muruusi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Murugai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Murusoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murouga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morugis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muruggi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murusai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murausi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morauge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murugih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murugaya | 67 | 304 | / |
| Murugaih | 67 | 40 | / |
| Muurungi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Murugaia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muirungi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Murusich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mohurusi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muruingi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murugaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maurruce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murhouse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mourousi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muruchis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murugich | 67 | 1 | / |
Muruges Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muruges in the Marathi language | ||
| मुरुगेस | murugesa | 80 |
| मुरगेस | muragesa | 20 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Muruges
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