Gurungo Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gurungo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurungo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe881:175,43521,257
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gurungo Last Name Facts

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

Gurungo is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gurungo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurungo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gurungo is the 1,907,068th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. Gurungo occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gurungo live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 175,435. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 64 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 20 percent live and Harare Province, where 9 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe Gurungo occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live and Iceland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngurungo931/
Guruno921/
Urungo921/
Gurugo921/
Gouroungo882/
Gurunga86647/
Hurungo8667/
Aurungo8620/
Girungo866/
Gurugod861/
Uruno831,859/
Gouroungou8257/
Ngurunga80121/
Gourongo8056/
Gurungap801/
Ggurunga801/
Ghurunga801/
Goroungo801/
Gurungas801/
Gurungat801/
Gurungna801/
Guruna77215/
Orungo77134/
Urongo7795/
Urunga7792/
Guruga7712/
Urunno773/
Uruino772/
Gorugo771/
Urouno771/
Huruno771/
Euruno771/
Gurusinga754,827/
Gourounga7517/
Gourougou754/
Gurungach751/
Gurusingha71585/
Gorongo7134/
Gorunga7117/
Gourogo7113/
Gurunad7111/
Gauruna716/
Gurugna716/
Gurugad715/
Gurusingaa714/
Nguruna713/
Urungga713/
Gurunau712/
Ouroungous712/
Ourunga712/
Gourgounou712/
Gurunna712/
Aurongo711/
Orungoi711/
Gurouna711/
Gourzounou711/
Hurunga711/
Gurruna711/
Gurunat711/
Nguruga711/
Oroungo711/
Oruno67176/
Gurunadh67111/
Gourouna67104/
Uruño67104/
Uruna6757/
Gourouga674/
Urusinga673/
Hurungga673/
Gorongou671/
Gourogou671/
Gurunaat671/

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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
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  • 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
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