Kirunga Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kirunga Surname User-submission:

The Kirunga surname means 'crown of God'.

Kirunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2141:215,79415,347
Uganda1421:274,92419,750
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kirunga (25) may also be a first name.

Kirunga Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kirunga surname means 'crown of God'.

- ndinabo

Kirunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirunga is most common in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirunga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kirunga is the 677,464th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kirunga reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 25 people.

The last name Kirunga is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 215,794. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 66 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 22 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 32 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Kirunga Last Name Statistics demography

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

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