Kirugi Surname

337,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kirugi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirugi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0801:42,7594,454
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Kirugi (201) may also be a first name.

Kirugi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirugi occurs most in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kirugi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirugi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 337,050th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,667,471 people. The last name Kirugi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kirugi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kirugi is also the 639,077th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 201 people.

The surname Kirugi is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,080 people, or 1 in 42,759. In Kenya Kirugi is most frequent in: Meru County, where 38 percent live, Tharaka Nithi County, where 34 percent live and Kiambu County, where 12 percent live. Excluding Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Kirugi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirungi929,903/
Kirughi9247/
Kairugi924/
Kirugia921/
Keirugi921/
Kairungi86191/
Keirungi86113/
Kiruungi863/
Kirungie863/
Kirougui861/
Kiruingi861/
Kiruga83533/
Kirigi83267/
Kiruge8347/
Kirogi8327/
Kiruji838/
Cirugi833/
Kurugi833/
Kiruzi831/
Kiruci831/
Kairugaia801/
Kirugga7780/
Kairigi7741/
Kurugai7725/
Kirogoi7717/
Kirusis7711/
Kirugge7711/
Kirunge776/
Kerungi775/
Kurughi774/
Kirausi772/
Kairogi771/
Kiruusi771/
Keiruga771/
Kirouci771/
Kirousi771/
Kirigoi771/
Kiruuji771/
Kuraugi771/
Kirousis7129/
Khairuzi7115/
Kirung'e711/
Kirrugga711/
Kairunge711/
Kiroga67228/
Kiroge67170/
Kirige6755/
Kurigi6750/
Kiruza6741/
Ciruzi6727/
Curugi677/
Keruji677/
Kerigi675/
Khairudzi675/
Kerogi671/
Keruzi671/
Khairousi671/
Keruge671/
Khairujhi671/

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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 Kirugi
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