Karugi Surname
Approximately 2,296 people bear this surname
Karugi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,281 | 1:20,245 | 2,341 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karugi (445) may also be a first name.
Karugi Demographics
Karugi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Karugi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karugi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karugi (Russian: Каруги) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karugi? popularity and diffusion
Karugi is the 184,710th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 3,174,018 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karugi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 406,288th most widely held first name globally, borne by 445 people.
Karugi is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,281 people, or 1 in 20,245. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Meru County, where 71 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 11 percent reside and Tharaka Nithi County, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.
Karugi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Karugi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karugi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karugi in the Russian language | ||
| Каруги | karugi | - |
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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 Karugi
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