Kirugu Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kirugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4341:106,4059,167
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kirugu (127) may also be a first name.

Kirugu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirugu is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirugu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 651,048th most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 15,705,918 people. Kirugu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kirugu are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 825,494th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 127 people.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 434 people, or 1 in 106,405. In Kenya Kirugu is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 33 percent live, Muranga County, where 17 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 14 percent live. Barring Kenya Kirugu occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Kirugu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kirugu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42% less than the national average, earning $25,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirungu92592/
Kiruguh921/
Koirugu921/
Kairungu8632/
Keirungu863/
Kirougou861/
Kirigu83211/
Kurugu83105/
Kirogu839/
Kerugu831/
Koirougou801/
Cirungu77193/
Chirugu77108/
Kairigu774/
Kiriggu771/
Cirhungu714/
Chiraugu711/
Kurigu6733/
Kerigu671/
Cerugu671/
Kirogou6212/
Cherugu6210/
Quirogu621/

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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 Kirugu
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