Murungan Surname
Approximately 280 people bear this surname
Murungan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 278 | 1:190,437 | 16,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Murungan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murungan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Murungan (Marathi: मुरुंगन) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murungan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 937,786th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The surname Murungan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Murungan live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 190,437. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Manyara Region, where 100 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 0 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murunghan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Murungane | 94 | 1 | / |
| Murugan | 93 | 30,690 | / |
| Murunan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Murughan | 88 | 68 | / |
| Murrugan | 88 | 8 | / |
| Muruggan | 88 | 5 | / |
| Murugang | 88 | 4 | / |
| Murugain | 88 | 4 | / |
| Murougan | 88 | 3 | / |
| Murugaan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Murugamn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Murunain | 88 | 1 | / |
| Murugasn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mmurugan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Murugasen | 82 | 365 | / |
| Mourougan | 82 | 3 | / |
| Murugam | 80 | 148 | / |
| Morugan | 80 | 71 | / |
| Murogan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mourougane | 78 | 112 | / |
| Murugassen | 78 | 3 | / |
| Muruggam | 75 | 4 | / |
| Murugaim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Murongon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Murugham | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morugann | 75 | 1 | / |
| Murugasem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mourougassin | 70 | 3 | / |
| Morogan | 67 | 604 | / |
| Murugon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morougan | 63 | 7 | / |
| Murugond | 63 | 3 | / |
| Morongon | 63 | 2 | / |
| Moroghan | 63 | 0 | / |
| Mooroogan | 59 | 105 | / |
| Moroughan | 59 | 52 | / |
| Morugán | 53 | 4 | / |
| Murogon | 53 | 1 | / |
| Múrùgañ | 53 | 1 | / |
| Moronon | 53 | 1 | / |
Murungan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murungan in the Marathi language | ||
| मुरुंगन | murungana | - |
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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 Murungan
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