Karugu Surname

120,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,6461:12,6661,575
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
India81:95,883,173728,828
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Karugu (717) may also be a first name.

Karugu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karugu (Oriya: କାରୁଗୁ) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karugu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 120,690th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,918,785 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Karugu reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 308,274th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 717 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 3,646 people, or 1 in 12,666. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 20 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 18 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 17 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Karugu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Karugu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Karugu are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Karugu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.81% more than the national average, earning $53,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karungu92750/
Karughu921/
Karuggu921/
Karunggu86101/
Kairungu8632/
Karauguz864/
Karugguh861/
Karuungu861/
Karigu83382/
Korugu8367/
Karogu831/
Kerugu831/
Kargougou804,920/
Carungu77118/
Carrugu778/
Kairigu774/
Koirugu771/
Kariguh771/
Korougou7113/
Keirungu713/
Korunggu712/
Khariegu711/
Kourougou67137/
Korgougou679/
Korogu675/
Kerigu671/
Cargougou671/
Koirougou671/
Koroungou671/
Kouroungou6350/
Kourzougou631/
Carrogu6298/
Karigau622/

Karugu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karugu in the Oriya language
କାରୁଗୁkarugu-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Karugu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis