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
Arunga (Oriya: ଆରୁା) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Arunga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 176,164th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,998,990 people. Arunga is predominantly found 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 widely held given name globally, held by 225 people.
Arunga is most commonly used 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. Besides Kenya Arunga occurs in 15 countries. It is also common 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 holding the Arunga surname 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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