Birugi Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Birugi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birugi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda631:619,67132,575
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Birugi Last Name Facts

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

Birugi is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Birugi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Birugi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Birugi live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Birugi is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 619,671. In Uganda Birugi is mostly concentrated in: Kampala District, where 14 percent reside, Hoima District, where 11 percent reside and Kiruhura District, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birungi92108,868/
Bairugi921/
Birunngi867/
Biruingi864/
Birunggi864/
Bairungi861/
Beirungi861/
Buirungi861/
Birrungi861/
Birujngi861/
Bireungi861/
Biruga83141/
Birigi83124/
Birusi8364/
Biruzi8353/
Birogi8312/
Biruge835/
Biruji833/
Berugi831/
Bhairungi802/
Berrugi77173/
Birausi7732/
Bairigi7718/
Birunge7714/
Bitrusi7711/
Berungi7711/
Wairugi7710/
Bhiruji7710/
Bairuji773/
Birigoi773/
Beiruzi772/
Birigai772/
Bairogi772/
Berugai771/
Birusih771/
Bhairuji7115/
Birouchi7112/
Wairungi718/
Bhairogi715/
Bergougi711/
Biruguye711/
Berougui711/
Berrrugi711/
Berrougui67173/
Bhairusih67115/
Berigi6797/
Verugi6748/
Birige6715/
Bierhuize679/
Virusi677/
Wairuingi676/
Bhairunge675/
Berusi675/
Viruga674/
Beruzi673/
Biroga673/
Beruge672/
Berogi672/
Wiruji671/
Biruje671/
Birogy671/
Birozi671/
Beruga671/
Beirouchi671/
Berzoughi671/
Biruza671/
Bergoughi671/

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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 Birugi
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