Murugesan Surname

47,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Murugesan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murugesan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,6441:135,9088,680
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
United Arab Emirates8711:10,5191,318
United States5311:682,59754,262
Malaysia5151:57,2704,367
Oman4761:7,7481,075
Qatar4061:5,808608
Singapore3891:14,159634
Kuwait2601:14,6181,974
Thailand1811:390,26768,497
Australia1311:206,07420,044
England1251:445,74429,621
Mauritius1111:11,6522,532
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Canada601:614,09350,489
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Wales171:182,03112,022
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malta11:430,2723,380
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Murugesan (5,998) may also be a first name.

Murugesan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murugesan (Hindi: मुरुगेसन, Marathi: मुरुगेसन, Oriya: ମୁରୁେଗସନ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murugesan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 47,117th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 662,926 people. Murugesan is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Murugesan reside; 51 percent reside in South Asia and 51 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Murugesan is also the 85,691st most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 5,998 people.

It is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 5,644 people, or 1 in 135,908. In India it is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 67 percent are found, Karnataka, where 8 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Aside from India it occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent are found.

Murugesan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Murugesan surname are 7.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Murugesan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.99% less than the national average, earning R 99,828 per year; in United States they earn 24.26% more than the national average, earning $53,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.41% less than the national average, earning $43,021 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Murugesan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murugesan in the Oriya language
ମୁରୁେଗସନmuruegasana-
Murugesan in the Marathi language
मुरुगेसनmurugesana44.26
मुरूगेसनmurugesana11.48
मुगशनmugasana6.56
मुरगेशनmuragesana5.74
मुगसनmugasana4.92
मुरुगेशनmurugesana4.92
मुरगेसनmuragesana4.1
मुरुगसनmurugasana1.64
मुरुगेसंmurugesam1.64
गेसनgesana1.64
आयमुरुगेसनayamurugesana1.64
नुरुगेसनnurugesana0.82
मुरौगेसनmuraugesana0.82
डीमुरुगेसनdimurugesana0.82
मुरगेसेनmuragesena0.82
मुरूगेशनmurugesana0.82
मरूगेसनmarugesana0.82
युमुरगसनyumuragasana0.82
एसमुरुगेसनesamurugesana0.82
मुरगेसmuragesa0.82
मुरुजेशनmurujesana0.82
पोमुरुगेसनpomurugesana0.82
मुरुगेलामmurugelama0.82
मूरगेशनmuragesana0.82
मुरुगेसानmurugesana0.82
Murugesan in the Hindi language
मुरुगेसनmurugesana33.33
मुरुगेशनmurugesana16.67
एसesa16.67
मुर्गेसनmurgesana16.67
मुरूगेशनmurugesana16.67

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