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

The last name Gurunga (Oriya: ଗୁରୁ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurunga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 506,723rd most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 11,263,595 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Gurunga reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used given name globally It is held by 14 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 493 people, or 1 in 1,555,914. In India Gurunga is mostly found in: Odisha, where 92 percent live, Jharkhand, where 5 percent live and Bihar, where 2 percent live. Aside from India Gurunga is found in 4 countries. It is also common 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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