Karugo Surname
Approximately 504 people bear this surname
Karugo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 491 | 1:94,053 | 8,387 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Karugo (149) may also be a first name.
Karugo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karugo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karugo is found most frequently in Kenya. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Karugo.
How Common Is The Last Name Karugo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 612,595th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. The surname Karugo occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Karugo are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 754,880th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 149 people.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 491 people, or 1 in 94,053. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Muranga County, where 36 percent live, Nairobi County, where 21 percent live and Nakuru County, where 17 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karungo | 92 | 138 | / |
| Karugho | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kaurugo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Karaugo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Karuggo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Karung'o | 86 | 113 | / |
| Kairungo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kargougo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karuga | 83 | 8,511 | / |
| Carugo | 83 | 1,235 | / |
| Karigo | 83 | 1,212 | / |
| Karogo | 83 | 790 | / |
| Qarugo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kargougou | 80 | 4,920 | / |
| Karunga | 77 | 1,256 | / |
| Kairigo | 77 | 19 | / |
| Karugah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Koirugo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Karogoi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Karigoi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Karugas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Carugos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Carugoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caraugo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korougo | 77 | 1 | / |
| K'Arogo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karigoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karogho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karigho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Carungo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karouga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korugod | 77 | 1 | / |
| Carruego | 71 | 472 | / |
| Kharugas | 71 | 49 | / |
| Korougou | 71 | 13 | / |
| Karounga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Karungga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kourougo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Karung'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caraugos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karaunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korogo | 67 | 9,102 | / |
| Kariga | 67 | 656 | / |
| Koruga | 67 | 530 | / |
| Carigo | 67 | 454 | / |
| Karoga | 67 | 195 | / |
| Kourougou | 67 | 137 | / |
| Korigo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kerigo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Caruga | 67 | 13 | / |
| Korgougou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kharrouga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Corugo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cargougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaharunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koirougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koroungou | 67 | 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
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- 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 Karugo
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