Karugah Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karugah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karugah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karugah Last Name Facts

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

Karugah is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karugah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Karugah is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Karugah live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Karugah is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 80 percent live and Nakuru County, where 20 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karuga928,511/
Karunga861,256/
Karugho862/
Karugas861/
Karouga861/
Kharugas8049/
Karungai807/
Karounga806/
Karungga803/
Kharogah802/
Karigaah801/
Karigaha801/
Karaunga801/
Karung'a801/
Kariga77656/
Koruga77530/
Karugo77504/
Karoga77195/
Caruga7713/
Kharrouga753/
Kaharunga751/
Karungo71138/
Kariega7165/
Cairuga7155/
Kauriga7122/
Khoruga7110/
Carunga719/
Karigha715/
Karigga713/
Korunga712/
Karigau712/
Khariga712/
Karuggo711/
Kaurugo711/
Koruhga711/
Korugha711/
Korigah711/
Keiruga711/
Karigoh711/
Carugoa711/
Cayruga711/
Korouga711/
Karaugo711/
Karigay711/
Karigho711/
Karriga711/
Karogho711/
Carruega671,295/
Carungay671,143/
Kharigay67368/
Karung'o67113/
Caruñgay6716/
Khorunga674/
Keirunga673/
Kairungo671/
Kargougo671/
Koruegay671/
Korughga671/
Kourigah671/
Kourouga671/
Kharigha671/
Carrugga671/
Korusgay670/
Carughey670/
Kerrigah670/
Carrigah670/

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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 Karugah
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