Murugiah Surname

138,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,243 people bear this surname

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

Murugiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murugiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,6081:12,9411,861
Malaysia1,2981:22,7232,079
India811:9,469,943186,993
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Canada451:818,79163,991
England381:1,466,26563,675
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
United States201:18,122,947588,089
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Norway101:514,22941,629
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Fiji11:894,3914,568
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Murugiah (1,177) may also be a first name.

Murugiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murugiah (Marathi: मुरुग) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murugiah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 138,053rd most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,247,162 people. The last name Murugiah occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Murugiah live; 52 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Murugiah is also the 231,359th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,177 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,608 people, or 1 in 12,941. Apart from Sri Lanka Murugiah is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 40 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Murugiah Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Murugiah earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.97% less than the national average, earning 245,835 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.94% less than the national average, earning $42,757 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murugiaha946/
Murrugiah942/
Muruggiah941/
Murgiah9323/
Murugia938/
Murigiah885/
Murhgiah884/
Muragiah883/
Morugiah882/
Muruiyah881/
Muruyiah881/
Murgia8618,757/
Muriah86321/
Murgaiyah827/
Murisah80296/
Murujia8089/
Muriach8065/
Mujriah8056/
Mauriah8050/
Muriash8021/
Murjiah8019/
Murggia8019/
Muhriah808/
Mourgia804/
Murriah803/
Mouriah801/
Murgeah801/
Muruiya801/
Muregia801/
Muruhia801/
Muragia801/
Muria775,830/
Muhrihah756/
Muraiiah751/
Maurisah751/
Morogiah751/
Murgaiya751/
Murias714,746/
Murisa711,850/
Murria71859/
Murjia71402/
Murgea71330/
Mouria71307/
Mauria71283/
Muruja71272/
Murgio71109/
Muriza7191/
Musria7172/
Murija7167/
Muruza7143/
Murusa7134/
Muroua7130/
Murzia7129/
Muriat7125/
Muruho7125/
Mutria7123/
Muriha7122/
Muhria7118/
Muriaz7111/
Muruha7110/
Murjah7110/
Muriae719/
Muriap717/
Muriad715/
Meuria714/
Múrgia713/
Muuria712/
Muiria712/
Muruca712/
Muriay711/
Murhia711/
Muriaś711/
Muriho711/
Muriňa711/
Mahuria672,212/
Murhuza67178/
Mauriat67167/
Murguía67161/
Mauriza6796/
Murusad6760/
Mooroogiah6754/
Moutria6752/
Murisai6746/
Murizai6746/
Muriasz6738/
Maurisa6732/
Mutrija6731/
Mueruza6725/
Muriaas6723/
Muraiya6719/
Murrias6718/
Murajia6716/
Mouroua6716/
Musriat6712/
Maurusa6711/
Murijas679/
Murriea678/
Moriahy678/
Murijia676/
Muhrisa675/
Murjjia675/
Mirusah674/
Muhriat674/
Mirisah674/
Morugio674/
Murjiat673/
Murutja673/
Mourias673/
Murguìa673/
Maurias672/
Musriha672/
Murhuja672/
Murihey671/
Muryash671/
Maurioa671/
Meurias671/
Mguruza671/
Murauza671/
Mureuza671/
Murjaha671/
Murruja671/
Murusai671/
Mujruja671/
Mauriha671/
Mauruca671/
Muruáis671/
Murrisa671/
Murozia671/
Muhriha671/
Muriayi671/
Muerusa671/
Murijai671/
Mouruza671/
Mousria671/
Murauha671/
Murusoi671/
Mureiya671/
Muhriaz671/
Murriza671/
Mauruza671/
Murriay670/

Murugiah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murugiah in the Marathi language
मुरुगmuruga75
मुरूगाईmuruga'i25

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murugiah
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