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
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Karuga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karuga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karuga (Oriya: କାରୁଗା, Russian: Каруга) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karuga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karuga is the 59,310th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 856,250 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Karuga are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 183,395th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 1,746 people.
The surname Karuga is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 8,256 people, or 1 in 5,593. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 23 percent live, Nakuru County, where 17 percent live and Nairobi County, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Karuga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Karuga last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the 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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