Kiruge Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Kiruge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 45 | 1:867,540 | 39,905 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kiruge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiruge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiruge is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiruge? popularity and diffusion
Kiruge is the 2,843,861st most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kiruge live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 867,540. In Uganda Kiruge is most frequent in: Budaka District, where 22 percent are found, Buikwe District, where 16 percent are found and Kyenjojo District, where 13 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirugge | 92 | 11 | / |
| Kirunge | 92 | 6 | / |
| Kirungie | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kirung'e | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kairunge | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kirugi | 83 | 1,093 | / |
| Kiruga | 83 | 533 | / |
| Kiroge | 83 | 170 | / |
| Kirige | 83 | 55 | / |
| Keruge | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kirungi | 77 | 9,903 | / |
| Kirugga | 77 | 80 | / |
| Kirughi | 77 | 47 | / |
| Kairugi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Cirouge | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khuruge | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kerunge | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keruger | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kirugia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kairige | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keirugi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keiruga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kerouge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kairungi | 71 | 191 | / |
| Keirungi | 71 | 113 | / |
| Chirouge | 71 | 29 | / |
| Kirouche | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kiruungi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kirougui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirrugga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiruingi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirhouse | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kirigi | 67 | 267 | / |
| Kiroga | 67 | 228 | / |
| Khirouche | 67 | 160 | / |
| Kirrouche | 67 | 137 | / |
| Kiruza | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kurige | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kirogi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kiruji | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kjærhauge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cirugi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kurugi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kerige | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kiroze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kiruci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keroucghe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keruze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kairugaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiruzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keruse | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kiruge
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