Kangaru Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kangaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kangaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya541:855,18332,488
India501:15,341,308250,737
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kangaru (127) may also be a first name.

Kangaru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kangaru (Hindi: कांगरू, Marathi: कंगारु, Oriya: କାରୁ) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kangaru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,658,108th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Kangaru are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kangaru is also the 825,494th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 127 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 855,183. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kirinyaga County, where 80 percent live, Nakuru County, where 7 percent live and Nyeri County, where 7 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 42 percent live and Tanzania, where 8 percent live.

Kangaru Last Name Statistics demography

Kangaru earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kangaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kangaru in the Hindi language
कांगरूkangaru75
कंगारूkangaru25
Kangaru in the Oriya language
କାରୁkaru72.73
କରୁkaru18.18
କାାରୁkaaru9.09
Kangaru in the Marathi language
कंगारुkangaru25
कांगारुkangaru25
कांगरूkangaru25
कांगरुkangaru12.5
कंगरुkangaru12.5

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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 Kangaru
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