Karuganda Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Karuganda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 141 | 1:375,472 | 27,321 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Karuganda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karuganda Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karuganda is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Karuganda.
How Common Is The Last Name Karuganda? popularity and diffusion
Karuganda is the 1,310,135th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. Karuganda is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Karuganda reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 375,472. In Tanzania Karuganda is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 15 percent reside and Rwanda, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karugonda | 89 | 200 | / |
| Koruganda | 89 | 60 | / |
| Keruganda | 89 | 27 | / |
| Karugando | 89 | 7 | / |
| Kariganda | 89 | 4 | / |
| Karugande | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kaerugonda | 84 | 1 | / |
| Korunganda | 84 | 1 | / |
| Korugaanda | 84 | 1 | / |
| Cariganda | 78 | 30 | / |
| Korugonda | 78 | 5 | / |
| Karigonda | 78 | 5 | / |
| Korugando | 78 | 3 | / |
| Karugondo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Korugandi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Karugongyi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Korughendo | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Karuganda
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