Juruga Surname

322,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Juruga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Juruga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,1571:33,7424,507
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Juruga (14) may also be a first name.

Juruga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Juruga occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Juruga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Juruga is the 322,008th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,287,788 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Juruga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 14 people.

The last name Juruga is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,157 people, or 1 in 33,742. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 55 percent are found, Arua District, where 18 percent are found and Koboko District, where 14 percent are found. Not including Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jurunga923/
Ijurunga864/
Suruga832,199/
Juriga831,095/
Jurugo831,004/
Zuruga832/
Joruga832/
Juruge831/
Jauriga77267/
Surugau7738/
Surugay773/
Jauroga772/
Jhuruge771/
Hurunga771/
Juruger771/
Surugha771/
Eyuruga771/
Yurunga771/
Iurugat771/
Jouriga771/
Jurigha771/
Jurughi771/
Jurungo771/
Jhurunge71236/
Jaurogah718/
Hurungga713/
Sourouga712/
Churunga711/
Zurugo67128/
Yurugi6796/
Chaurunga6788/
Yuriga6729/
Surugo6712/
Jurigo675/
Iuriga672/
Jurogo672/
Jorugo671/
Houroukga671/
Joruge671/

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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 Juruga
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