Arunga Surname
Approximately 2,430 people bear this surname
Arunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,274 | 1:20,308 | 2,346 |
| Nigeria | 92 | 1:1,925,465 | 68,462 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Arunga (225) may also be a first name.
Arunga Demographics
Average Arunga Salary in
United States
$38,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Arunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arunga (Oriya: ଆରୁା) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Arunga? popularity and diffusion
Arunga is the 176,164th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,998,990 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Arunga are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Arunga is also the 599,828th most frequent given name world-wide, held by 225 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,274 people, or 1 in 20,308. In Kenya Arunga is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 24 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 21 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Arunga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Arunga earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arunga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arunga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆରୁା | arua | 75 |
| ଅରୁ | aru | 25 |
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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 Arunga
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