Kiruga Surname
Approximately 533 people bear this surname
Kiruga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 512 | 1:90,195 | 8,103 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kiruga (167) may also be a first name.
Kiruga Demographics
Kiruga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kiruga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiruga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiruga is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiruga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kiruga is the 586,691st most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiruga live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 708,111th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 167 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 512 people, or 1 in 90,195. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nakuru County, where 26 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 22 percent reside and Muranga County, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Kiruga exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Kiruga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kiruga last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirunga | 92 | 440 | / |
| Kirugga | 92 | 80 | / |
| Keiruga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Keirunga | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kirrugga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kirugi | 83 | 1,093 | / |
| Kiriga | 83 | 798 | / |
| Kirugo | 83 | 501 | / |
| Kiroga | 83 | 228 | / |
| Kuruga | 83 | 185 | / |
| Kiruge | 83 | 47 | / |
| Kairugaia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kirungi | 77 | 9,903 | / |
| Kirigha | 77 | 1,639 | / |
| Kerunga | 77 | 330 | / |
| Cairuga | 77 | 55 | / |
| Kirughi | 77 | 47 | / |
| Quiruga | 77 | 35 | / |
| Kurugai | 77 | 25 | / |
| Kurugha | 77 | 22 | / |
| Kirungo | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kirugge | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kirunge | 77 | 6 | / |
| Koirugo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kairugi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chiruga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keirugi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khiriga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kieroga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kirigah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Queiruga | 71 | 1,176 | / |
| Kairungi | 71 | 191 | / |
| Keirungi | 71 | 113 | / |
| Kirung'o | 71 | 18 | / |
| Chirauga | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kirungie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kiruungi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kirung'e | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quieruga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koirigha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kierigha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kairunge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirougui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kyrugahe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiruingi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kairungo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirigo | 67 | 2,186 | / |
| Kirogo | 67 | 364 | / |
| Kuriga | 67 | 271 | / |
| Keriga | 67 | 195 | / |
| Kiroge | 67 | 170 | / |
| Ceruga | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kirogi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Qiroga | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cirugi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keroga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koirougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keruge | 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 Kiruga
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