Murugess Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

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

Murugess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murugess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033

Murugess Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murugess occurs most in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murugess? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Murugess occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murugess are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Murugess is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa Murugess is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 79 percent live and Western Cape, where 21 percent live.

Murugess Last Name Statistics demography

Murugess earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 127.78% more than the national average, earning R 541,296 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muruges93134/
Murugesh88819/
Murugese881/
Muruge86660/
Murunge8014/
Muriges805/
Muruger804/
Murugis802/
Muruget801/
Maurunge7542/
Murigesh7514/
Murugish753/
Murungie752/
Murugays751/
Murungeh751/
Murugeyd751/
Murugi7118,350/
Muruga713,272/
Murusi7129/
Muruce7111/
Muruze715/
Murugă714/
Muruse713/
Muroge712/
Murungeyi711/
Muruje711/
Murungi6727,177/
Murhuze67369/
Maurusi67217/
Mauruse6796/
Murusit6752/
Murugia678/
Moroges677/
Murusid674/
Muruusi672/
Murugai672/
Murusoi671/
Murouga671/
Morugis671/
Muruggi671/
Murusai671/
Murausi671/
Morauge671/
Murugih671/

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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 Murugess
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