Karuga Surname
Approximately 8,511 people bear this surname
Karuga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8,256 | 1:5,593 | 771 |
| Poland | 70 | 1:542,982 | 51,331 |
| United States | 53 | 1:6,838,848 | 318,712 |
| Zimbabwe | 34 | 1:454,066 | 38,992 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Karuga (1,746) may also be a first name.
Karuga Demographics
Karuga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Karuga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karuga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karuga (Oriya: କାରୁଗା, Russian: Каруга) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karuga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Karuga is the 59,310th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 856,250 people. Karuga occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Karuga live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 183,395th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,746 people.
The surname Karuga is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 8,256 people, or 1 in 5,593. In Kenya Karuga is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 23 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 17 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Karuga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Karuga surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Karuga are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.
Karuga earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $46,357 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karuga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karuga in the Oriya language | ||
| କାରୁଗା | karuga | 87.5 |
| କରୁଗା | karuga | 12.5 |
| Karuga in the Russian language | ||
| Каруга | karuga | - |
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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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- 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 Karuga
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