Murukiah Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Murukiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Murukiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murukiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murukiah is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murukiah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Murukiah is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Murukiah live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
The surname is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia Murukiah is primarily concentrated in: Malacca, where 50 percent are found, Johor, where 25 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 25 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 38 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murukia | 93 | 2 | / |
| Murukaiyah | 89 | 7 | / |
| Murukaiya | 82 | 18 | / |
| Murucjiah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Murukhaiya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Muirikia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morukhia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Murahukya | 71 | 10 | / |
| Murukayya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murokya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Morokia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Murikio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirukhojia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morokhia | 63 | 109 | / |
| Mauriquio | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mirikojia | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mirikhojia | 56 | 68 | / |
| Mirikhajia | 56 | 6 | / |
| Murikeo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mirikio | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Murukiah
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