Murugesu Surname
Approximately 3,340 people bear this surname
Murugesu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,120 | 1:9,815 | 1,429 |
| Malaysia | 581 | 1:50,765 | 3,968 |
| Canada | 232 | 1:158,817 | 16,066 |
| England | 138 | 1:403,754 | 27,757 |
| Switzerland | 71 | 1:115,675 | 11,889 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Cayman Islands | 16 | 1:3,993 | 538 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Murugesu (1,534) may also be a first name.
Murugesu Demographics
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Murugesu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murugesu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Murugesu occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murugesu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Murugesu is the 134,749th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,181,900 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Murugesu reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 198,025th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 1,534 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 2,120 people, or 1 in 9,815. Barring Sri Lanka Murugesu occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
Murugesu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Murugesu surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Murugesu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.23% less than the national average, earning 210,298 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 194.87% more than the national average, earning R 700,716 per year; in United States they earn 32.68% less than the national average, earning $29,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.26% less than the national average, earning $47,068 CAD per year.
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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 Murugesu
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