Irungi Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Irungi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irungi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Irungi Last Name Facts

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

Irungi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Irungi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irungi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Irungi is the 4,427,875th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Irungi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Irungi reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,716,465. In Kenya Irungi is primarily found in: Trans Nzoia County, where 53 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 24 percent live and Muranga County, where 24 percent live. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irugi9110/
Iruni916/
Iroungui86355/
Irunga83567/
Irongi8361/
Giruni8318/
Irunni8315/
Yirugi8313/
Hiruni8310/
Irauni839/
Irughi839/
Urungi834/
Airuni834/
Irouni831/
Hiroungui801/
Irzouni77123/
Hairuni7744/
Hirunsi7729/
Irunaia7711/
Irugait779/
Irguniy775/
Airouni773/
Urunggi772/
Irundji771/
Giruggi771/
Erunghi771/
Jirouni771/
Hirouni771/
Iruna73260/
Irune73238/
Iruga7396/
Eruni7393/
Irogi7379/
Erugi7316/
Iruge733/
Hairunis7128/
Hirunsai7127/
Errunghi7122/
Gerungai7121/
Hirunaia7111/
Hairunie715/
Hirunsit715/
Hirunjit712/
Hirunnoi712/
Gerungoi711/
Hiruni'e711/
Hairouni711/
Ironsi67433/
Ironga67322/
Irughe67195/
Hiruna6794/
Irunna6784/
Heruni6783/
Erunga6734/
Airuga6721/
Erusni6718/
Hirunchai6717/
Irunne6715/
Herugi6710/
Airogi6710/
Erunji678/
Erugni678/
Ironci678/
Jironi678/
Ironei676/
Irunes674/
Geruni674/
Airuna674/
Hiruga673/
Iruine673/
Irooni673/
Gerugi673/
Erongi673/
Hirogi673/
Hirunchit672/
Jruhni671/
Irouga671/
Ayruni671/
Jiruga671/
Irumji671/
Erugoi671/
Eruini671/
Yiruga671/
Iroune671/
Erughi671/
Irouna671/
Ioruge671/
Iorune671/
Irogoi671/
Jiruge671/
Urunge671/
Esruni671/
Eruggi671/
Erougi671/
Ironie670/
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 Irungi
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