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 found most frequently in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muruges? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,544,715th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name Muruges occurs mostly 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 widely held forename on earth, borne by 5,814 people.
The surname Muruges is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 950,486. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs 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
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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 Muruges
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