Jirongo Surname
Approximately 771 people bear this surname
Jirongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 677 | 1:68,213 | 6,511 |
| Zimbabwe | 92 | 1:167,807 | 20,631 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jirongo (21) may also be a first name.
Jirongo Demographics
Jirongo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Jirongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jirongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jirongo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jirongo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 443,157th most widely held surname throughout the world, 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. Jirongo is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 21 people.
Jirongo is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 677 people, or 1 in 68,213. In Kenya Jirongo is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 34 percent live, Nairobi County, where 27 percent live and Kakamega County, where 22 percent live. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.
Jirongo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Jirongo surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Jirongo
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