Irunga Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Irunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4001:132,35412,363
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Kenya381:1,215,26135,116
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Irunga (29) may also be a first name.

Irunga Last Name Facts

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

Irunga is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Irunga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 559,940th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. The surname Irunga is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Irunga live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Irunga is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 29 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 400 people, or 1 in 132,354. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 69 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 28 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Kenya, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iorunga9211/
Iruna91260/
Iruga9196/
Ironga83322/
Hiruna8394/
Urunga8392/
Irunna8384/
Erunga8334/
Airuga8321/
Irungi8320/
Airuna834/
Hiruga833/
Irungo833/
Jiruga831/
Isruna831/
Yiruga831/
Irouna831/
Irouga831/
Iorhuna773,050/
Herunga771,543/
Hairuna7712/
Jironga779/
Irugait779/
Irongga778/
Ireugas776/
Girungo776/
Isrouna775/
Urungga773/
Gairuna772/
Jirugha771/
Hurunga771/
Hironga771/
Hirugad771/
Iorguga771/
Irounah771/
Hirungo771/
Girauna771/
Gerunga771/
Erungat771/
Iorguna771/
Eruhnga771/
Uirauna771/
Hirunat771/
Iroga73797/
Irona73274/
Eruga73172/
Iruno7391/
Eruna7340/
Irugo7333/
Iruña7327/
Iroungui71355/
Haironga71215/
Hairunas7145/
Iorhunna7137/
Gerungai7121/
Hirongay718/
Herungay717/
Iorhunah716/
Hurungga713/
Gerungay713/
Hirousna711/
Hairouna711/
Geruna67311/
Irongo67196/
Heruna6794/
Eronga6785/
Irongi6761/
Irouno6735/
Gerunggay6735/
Jirona6726/
Ironna6722/
Euruga6720/
Eruina6713/
Erugha6712/
Herunggay6712/
Hirona677/
Hiruno676/
Earuna674/
Hairunnas674/
Hirugo674/
Hiroga672/
Uiroga672/
Eruhga672/
Eirona671/
Erunna671/
Yrugas671/
Irogha671/
Iroena671/
Herrungay671/
Hironggay671/
Hironngay671/
Hiroungui671/
Irogau671/
Ironaa671/
Urungo671/
Geruga671/
Euruna671/
Erouga671/
Airona671/
Irogah671/
Irunno671/
Eruyna671/
Giruno671/
Irusinger670/

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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 Irunga
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