Karungu Surname
Approximately 750 people bear this surname
Karungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 419 | 1:110,215 | 9,432 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Indonesia | 112 | 1:1,180,796 | 83,720 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Karungu (262) may also be a first name.
Karungu Demographics
Average Karungu Salary in
United States
$36,438 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Karungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karungu (Oriya: କାରୁୁେଦଇ) occurs most in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 452,572nd most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,716,728 people. The last name Karungu is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Karungu live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Karungu is also the 549,774th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 262 people.
This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 419 people, or 1 in 110,215. In Kenya Karungu is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 39 percent live, Kiambu County, where 23 percent live and Muranga County, where 18 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 15 percent live.
Karungu Last Name Statistics demography
Karungu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karunggu | 93 | 101 | / |
| Kairungu | 93 | 32 | / |
| Kargungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Karuungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Karugu | 92 | 3,798 | / |
| Karunu | 92 | 15 | / |
| Carungu | 86 | 118 | / |
| Karunus | 86 | 18 | / |
| Kairunu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Karutnu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karuggu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karughu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karuinu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karounou | 80 | 47 | / |
| Karauguz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Keirungu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Korunggu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kotrungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karugguh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Korugu | 77 | 67 | / |
| Korunu | 77 | 26 | / |
| Karogu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kargougou | 75 | 4,920 | / |
| Koroungou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karounous | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kouroungou | 71 | 50 | / |
| Korongu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Carrugu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Korrunu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Caruneu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koirugu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahrumnuid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korongou | 67 | 22 | / |
| Korougou | 67 | 13 | / |
Karungu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karungu in the Oriya language | ||
| କାରୁୁେଦଇ | karuueda'i | 50 |
| କାରୁୁଜାନୀ | karuujani | 50 |
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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 Karungu
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