Karuganda Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Karuganda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karuganda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1411:375,47227,321
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

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.

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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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