Karonge Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Karonge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 53 | 1:998,898 | 45,319 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Karonge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karonge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karonge occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karonge? popularity and diffusion
Karonge is the 2,237,939th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Karonge live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 998,898. In Tanzania Karonge is mostly concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 75 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 17 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 8 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
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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 Karonge
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