Jirongo Surname

443,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jirongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jirongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6771:68,2136,511
Zimbabwe921:167,80720,631
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jirongo (21) may also be a first name.

Jirongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jirongo is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jirongo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jirongo is the 443,157th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,452,070 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jirongo reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 21 people.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 677 people, or 1 in 68,213. In Kenya Jirongo is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 34 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 27 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 22 percent are found. Beside Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Jirongo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Jirongo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tjirongo93475/
Irongo92196/
Jirono921/
Tjirongoo881/
Sirongo86652/
Girongo8610/
Zirongo869/
Jironga869/
Oirongo864/
Irongot863/
Cirongo861/
Iorongo861/
Irono83326/
Irogo8367/
Chirongo801,232/
Djirango807/
Sirongoy801/
Sirongho801/
Cirhongo801/
Hirono773,279/
Irango77929/
Ironga77322/
Urongo7795/
Irogho7756/
Erongo7740/
Irouno7735/
Jirona7726/
Ironuo7715/
Airogo7713/
Irungo773/
Irohgo771/
Irogou771/
Iroigo771/
Irogoi771/
Itrogo771/
Ironno771/
Irogoh771/
Sironghoi754/
Sironga711,135/
Yirango71982/
Erongot71297/
Yorongo7183/
Jiragod7148/
Jiruona7121/
Gerongo7118/
Cirango7116/
Girango7114/
Cironga7110/
Jironah7110/
Irongga718/
Jiranga716/
Girungo716/
Zerongo714/
Serongo712/
Gironga711/
Iraango711/
Irounou711/
Hirungo711/
Hirango711/
Hironou711/
Sirango711/
Giroggo711/
Hironga711/
Irangod711/
Oirango711/
Ironois710/
Chironga67966/
Iroga67797/
Chirango67389/
Irago67387/
Irona67274/
Haironga67215/
Erogo6769/
Erono6731/
Serongoy6724/
Chitrotngop678/
Jerangoi677/
Cherongo676/
Jrago673/
Airhuogo671/
Eroungou671/
Gerongoi671/
Geronggo671/
Yrogo671/

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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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  • 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 Jirongo
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