Katunguru Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Katunguru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katunguru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754

Katunguru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katunguru is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katunguru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Katunguru is the 2,414,640th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katunguru live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Katunguru is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,394,260. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kabarole District, where 18 percent live, Kyenjojo District, where 11 percent live and Kamwenge District, where 7 percent live. Excluding Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 41 percent live and Tanzania, where 14 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
  • 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 Katunguru
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