Herunga Surname
Approximately 1,543 people bear this surname
Herunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 1,542 | 1:1,563 | 209 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Herunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Herunga is borne by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Herunga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 255,670th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,722,972 people. Herunga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Herunga are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is carried by 1,542 people, or 1 in 1,563. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Kunene Region, where 64 percent live, Otjozondjupa Region, where 29 percent live and Khomas Region, where 3 percent live. Barring Namibia Herunga is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherunga | 93 | 63 | / |
| Herungay | 93 | 7 | / |
| Erunga | 92 | 34 | / |
| Herunggay | 88 | 12 | / |
| Herrungay | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cheruga | 86 | 36 | / |
| Heronga | 86 | 10 | / |
| Gerunga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Herouga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Erungat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eruhnga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eruga | 83 | 172 | / |
| Chirunga | 80 | 2,691 | / |
| Gerungai | 80 | 21 | / |
| Herongay | 80 | 13 | / |
| Cherunge | 80 | 9 | / |
| Cheronga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gerungay | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cherouga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jerungay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arunga | 77 | 2,430 | / |
| Irunga | 77 | 567 | / |
| Eronga | 77 | 85 | / |
| Euruga | 77 | 20 | / |
| Orunga | 77 | 14 | / |
| Erugha | 77 | 12 | / |
| Hiruga | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eruhga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Erouga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Geruga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jeruga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heronggay | 75 | 60 | / |
| Gerunggay | 75 | 35 | / |
| Cherougha | 75 | 19 | / |
| Jerunggay | 75 | 19 | / |
| Chirungga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Arungah | 71 | 17 | / |
| Arungay | 71 | 15 | / |
| Iorunga | 71 | 11 | / |
| Oreunga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chiruga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chairungga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hironga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hirugad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erunger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hirungo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erunghi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Errouga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erongai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eroumga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orungah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cherugo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arung'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erongha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gerunge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erugo | 67 | 1,150 | / |
| Chironga | 67 | 966 | / |
| Haironga | 67 | 215 | / |
| Iruga | 67 | 96 | / |
| Eroga | 67 | 64 | / |
| Errunghi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Chirauga | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chirungo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hirongay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cherongo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cherongy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheronge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eroungou | 67 | 1 | / |
| A'Arunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerungoi | 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 Herunga
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