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
Arunga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Arunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arunga (Oriya: ଆରୁା) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Arunga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arunga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Arunga is the 176,164th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,998,990 people. The last name Arunga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Arunga live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Arunga is also the 599,828th most frequently used given name in the world, held by 225 people.
Arunga is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,274 people, or 1 in 20,308. In Kenya Arunga is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 24 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 21 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 12 percent are found. Barring 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 devotion of those holding the surname is principally 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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