Karungo Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karungo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karungo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1251:369,43921,332
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Karungo (76) may also be a first name.

Karungo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karungo is most common in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Karungo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karungo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karungo is the 1,511,557th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Karungo live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 76 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 369,439. In Kenya it is most common in: Muranga County, where 45 percent live, Nyeri County, where 30 percent live and Kiambu County, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Karungo
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