Murugu Surname
Approximately 1,725 people bear this surname
Murugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,296 | 1:35,633 | 3,849 |
| India | 379 | 1:2,023,919 | 69,181 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Murugu (388) may also be a first name.
Murugu Demographics
Average Murugu Salary in
United States
$70,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Murugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Murugu is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Murugu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 233,723rd most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,224,664 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Murugu are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 439,750th most widely held given name in the world It is held by 388 people.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 1,296 people, or 1 in 35,633. In Kenya Murugu is mostly found in: Meru County, where 32 percent live, Nairobi County, where 22 percent live and Muranga County, where 14 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent live and Singapore, where 1 percent live.
Murugu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Murugu last name is primarily Christian (95%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Murugu last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Murugu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.52% more than the national average, earning $70,125 USD 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 Murugu
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