Birungi Surname

5,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108,868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Birungi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birungi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda104,1901:37511
Rwanda4,3411:2,618637
England1341:415,80628,295
United States461:7,879,542351,394
India351:21,916,154310,282
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Birungi (3,085) may also be a first name.

Birungi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birungi (Marathi: िबरुंगी, Oriya: ବିରୁି, Russian: Бирунги) occurs most in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birungi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,203rd most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 66,939 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Birungi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 129,881st most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 3,085 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 104,190 people, or 1 in 375. In Uganda Birungi is primarily found in: Kibaale District, where 11 percent are found, Hoima District, where 10 percent are found and Kabarole District, where 8 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Birungi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Birungi are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Birungi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.26% more than the national average, earning $48,006 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.08% less than the national average, earning $49,645 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Birungi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Birungi in the Oriya language
ବିରୁିbirui66.67
ବିରୁbiru22.22
ବିରୁଂଗୀbirungi11.11
Birungi in the Marathi language
िबरुंगीibarungi28.57
िबरुनगीibarunagi23.81
िबरूनगीibarunagi23.81
िबरूंगीibarungi14.29
िबरूणगीibarunagi9.52
Birungi in the Russian language
Бирунгиbirungi-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Birungi
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