Murugesu Surname

134,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Murugesu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murugesu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,1201:9,8151,429
Malaysia5811:50,7653,968
Canada2321:158,81716,066
England1381:403,75427,757
Switzerland711:115,67511,889
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Norway171:302,48730,120
Cayman Islands161:3,993538
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Denmark121:470,39330,183
India71:109,580,769786,157
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Murugesu (1,534) may also be a first name.

Murugesu Last Name Facts

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

Murugesu occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Murugesu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 134,749th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,181,900 people. The surname Murugesu is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Murugesu are found; 64 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 198,025th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 1,534 people.

Murugesu is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 2,120 people, or 1 in 9,815. Besides Sri Lanka Murugesu exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Murugesu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Murugesu surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murugesau946/
Murugiesu943/
Murugeshu942/
Murugetsu941/
Murugesui941/
Murugeesu941/
Murugesuy941/
Murugescu941/
Murugasu88402/
Murugisu889/
Murigesu883/
Morugesu881/
Murujesu881/
Murugesoo828/
Murugissu823/
Murugaisu823/
Morogesu751/

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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 Murugesu
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