Gurungo Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Gurungo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 88 | 1:175,435 | 21,257 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gurungo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gurungo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gurungo is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gurungo? popularity and diffusion
Gurungo is the 1,907,068th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Gurungo are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Gurungo is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 175,435. In Zimbabwe Gurungo is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 64 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 20 percent reside and Harare Province, where 9 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside and Iceland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngurungo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Guruno | 92 | 1 | / |
| Urungo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gurugo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gouroungo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Gurunga | 86 | 647 | / |
| Hurungo | 86 | 67 | / |
| Aurungo | 86 | 20 | / |
| Girungo | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gurugod | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uruno | 83 | 1,859 | / |
| Gouroungou | 82 | 57 | / |
| Ngurunga | 80 | 121 | / |
| Gourongo | 80 | 56 | / |
| Gurungap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ggurunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghurunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goroungo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gurungas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gurungat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gurungna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guruna | 77 | 215 | / |
| Orungo | 77 | 134 | / |
| Urongo | 77 | 95 | / |
| Urunga | 77 | 92 | / |
| Guruga | 77 | 12 | / |
| Urunno | 77 | 3 | / |
| Uruino | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gorugo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Urouno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huruno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Euruno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gurusinga | 75 | 4,827 | / |
| Gourounga | 75 | 17 | / |
| Gourougou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gurungach | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gurusingha | 71 | 585 | / |
| Gorongo | 71 | 34 | / |
| Gorunga | 71 | 17 | / |
| Gourogo | 71 | 13 | / |
| Gurunad | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gauruna | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gurugna | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gurugad | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gurusingaa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nguruna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Urungga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gurunau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ouroungous | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ourunga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gourgounou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gurunna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aurongo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orungoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gurouna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gourzounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hurunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gurruna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gurunat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguruga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oroungo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oruno | 67 | 176 | / |
| Gurunadh | 67 | 111 | / |
| Gourouna | 67 | 104 | / |
| Uruño | 67 | 104 | / |
| Uruna | 67 | 57 | / |
| Gourouga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Urusinga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hurungga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gorongou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gourogou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurunaat | 67 | 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 Gurungo
- 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