Guruge Surname

27,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Guruge Surname User-submission:

The Guruge surname originates from Sri Lanka. It comes from the words guru, which means 'hard worker', and ge, which means 'house'.

Guruge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka19,5881:1,062139
United Arab Emirates791:115,9789,837
Australia621:435,41534,362
Qatar411:57,5125,907
United States401:9,061,473385,835
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Guruge (41) may also be a first name.

Guruge Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Guruge surname originates from Sri Lanka. It comes from the words guru, which means 'hard worker', and ge, which means 'house'.

- kasunguruge

Guruge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guruge (Marathi: गुरुगे, Russian: Гуруге) is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guruge? popularity and diffusion

It is the 27,029th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 366,669 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Guruge are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 41 people.

This surname is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 19,588 people, or 1 in 1,062. Beside Sri Lanka Guruge exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Guruge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Guruge last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Guruge earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 59.73% more than the national average, earning $68,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.69% less than the national average, earning $42,383 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurunge9211/
Hguruge921/
Uruge918/
Gourouge861/
Gurugeet861/
Ngurunge861/
Gurige8313/
Guruga8312/
Huruge8310/
Guruje837/
Guroge835/
Goruge834/
Urunge831/
Urouge831/
Guruce830/
Guruse830/
Gurungeyi801/
Guruses77181/
Gurguze7788/
Gurujee7718/
Gaurige7710/
Gurugai774/
Gurungi774/
Gurukhe774/
Urungge774/
Gurungj772/
Gourige772/
Girouge771/
Gurruje771/
Gurugay771/
Ghuruse771/
Uruga73560/
Oruge73125/
Urugi732/
Guruchet7131/
Gourouga714/
Hourouge712/
Gutrusee711/
Gurauzhe711/
Gurujett711/
Gourouje711/
Guruji67653/
Guruza67440/
Auruga67439/
Guruzi67117/
Gautruche6746/
Hurunghee6744/
Euruga6720/
Gurusi6711/
Urungi674/
Hurugi674/
Girige674/
Guruci673/
Gurigi673/
Urzuga672/
Urooge672/
Goruga672/
Goroge672/
Guroga671/
Urugay671/
Hurugejje671/
Guroze671/
Gourouses671/
Urruga671/
Ureugi671/
Oruuge671/
Urugai671/
Gouroudje671/

Guruge Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guruge in the Marathi language
गुरुगेguruge-
Guruge in the Russian language
Гуругеguruge-

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