Arungu Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Arungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Arungu (17) may also be a first name.

Arungu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Arungu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Arungu occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Arungu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arungu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,635,433rd most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Arungu is mostly found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Arungu are found; 59 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 59 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Arungu is also the 2,694,839th most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname Arungu is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea Arungu is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 66 percent are found and Madang, where 34 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 19 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Arungu Last Name Statistics demography

Arungu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Argungu92201/
Arunguh921/
Arungud921/
Arugu911,219/
Arunu9127/
Hairungu8650/
Arungoud861/
Garugu831,370/
Harunu83373/
Orungu8387/
Arughu8356/
Arugut8322/
Erungu8321/
Garunu8316/
Airunu836/
Aruinu835/
Arougu834/
Arounu832/
Aruigu831/
Earugu831/
Aarugu831/
Araugu831/
Aruggu831/
Airugu831/
Aurugu831/
Areunu831/
Arugus831/
Arhunu831/
Aroungous809/
Argoungou806/
Orhungu7758/
Orzungu777/
Harunau775/
Earughu773/
Haruunu772/
Gaarugu771/
Gaurugu771/
Oroungu771/
Arougou771/
Arunnut771/
Areunau770/
Aroungouss752/
Orugu73348/
Arogu7331/
Orunu7327/
Harugupp7116/
Orhunguu719/
Arougous716/
Harounou713/
Arzougou711/
Harzunau711/
Eroungou711/
Arunautt710/
Areunnau710/
Orongu6752/
Orughu6723/
Gorunu6714/
Gorugu6710/
Harugaupp676/
Eurugu674/
Gargougou671/
Orunus671/
Orhugu671/
Orunnu671/
Orzugu671/
Oirunu671/
Aroughous671/
Orugnu671/
Arougouss671/
Orhunu671/
Arugoe671/

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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 Arungu
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