Birungu Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Birungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 53 | 1:736,590 | 36,183 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Birungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Birungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Birungu is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Birungu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,907,068th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Birungu reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 736,590. In Uganda Birungu is primarily concentrated in: Kiryandongo District, where 15 percent are found, Kasese District, where 13 percent are found and Kampala District, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 43 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birugu | 92 | 380 | / |
| Birunu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Biroungou | 88 | 4 | / |
| Bitrugu | 86 | 34 | / |
| Birhunu | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wirungu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Birhugu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weirungu | 80 | 93 | / |
| Wairungu | 80 | 68 | / |
| Berugu | 77 | 123 | / |
| Virugu | 77 | 92 | / |
| Birogu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beruhgu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bherugu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Werungu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Verungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berhunu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berhaunu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Verugu | 62 | 26 | / |
| Bironu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Bergounhou | 59 | 36 | / |
| Veerugu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Berunoe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Verhunou | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Birungu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis