Gurunga Surname

506,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gurunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4931:1,555,91457,873
Brazil1241:1,726,40656,376
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gurunga (14) may also be a first name.

Gurunga Last Name Facts

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

Gurunga (Oriya: ଗୁରୁ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Gurunga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurunga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gurunga is the 506,723rd most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,263,595 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Gurunga are found; 76 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gurunga is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 14 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 493 people, or 1 in 1,555,914. In India Gurunga is most numerous in: Odisha, where 92 percent live, Jharkhand, where 5 percent live and Bihar, where 2 percent live. Other than India this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 19 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gurunga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurunga in the Oriya language
ଗୁରୁguru98.17
ବିୁଗୁରୁbiuguru0.91
ଗୁରୁଂଗgurunga0.3

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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 Gurunga
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