Karuga Surname

59,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8,2561:5,593771
Poland701:542,98251,331
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
England311:1,797,35772,927
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
India71:109,580,769786,157
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Karuga (1,746) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karunga921,256/
Karugah926/
Karouga921/
Karugas921/
Kharugas8649/
Karungai867/
Karounga866/
Karungga863/
Karaunga861/
Karung'a861/
Karugi832,296/
Kariga83656/
Koruga83530/
Karugo83504/
Karoga83195/
Karuge8327/
Caruga8313/
Kharrouga803/
Kairugaia801/
Kaharunga801/
Karungi7726,590/
Karungo77138/
Kariega7765/
Cairuga7755/
Kauriga7722/
Karuigi7714/
Karunge7711/
Khoruga7710/
Carunga779/
Karougi776/
Karigha775/
Kairugi774/
Karigga773/
Korunga772/
Karigau772/
Karugho772/
Khariga772/
Karriga771/
Karuggi771/
Karigay771/
Karuugi771/
Karuggo771/
Karugui771/
Karuhgi771/
Korouga771/
Cayruga771/
Carugoa771/
Karaugo771/
Keiruga771/
Korugha771/
Koruhga771/
Kaurugo771/
Karuger770/
Carruega711,295/
Carungay711,143/
Kharigay71368/
Kairungi71191/
Karung'o71113/
Karuingi7118/
Caruñgay7116/
Kharunge716/
Khorunga714/
Keirunga713/
Karunngi713/
Kharogah712/
Karuungi712/
Kargougo711/
Karigaha711/
Karugeer711/
Karungge711/
Koruegay711/
Karigaah711/
Korughga711/
Karrungi711/
Karunggi711/
Kairunge711/
Kairungo711/
Kourouga711/
Kharigha711/
Karung'e711/
Carrugga711/
Korusgay710/
Kargougou674,920/
Carugo671,235/
Karigo671,212/
Cariga671,144/
Karogo67790/
Coruga67272/
Caruge67238/
Keriga67195/
Karogi67134/
Carugi67115/
Koriga6771/
Carunggay6737/
Koroga6715/
Karoge6714/
Karungguy6710/
Koroughga6710/
Caroga674/
Qarugo672/
Korugi672/
Kourougai671/
Kourounga671/

Karuga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karuga in the Oriya language
କାରୁଗାkaruga87.5
କରୁଗାkaruga12.5
Karuga in the Russian language
Каругаkaruga-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karuga
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