Kunguru Surname

358,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kunguru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunguru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8891:59,5526,402
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Kenya371:1,248,10535,192
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kunguru (38) may also be a first name.

Kunguru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kunguru (Oriya: କୁୁରୁ, Russian: Кунгуру) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunguru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 358,623rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,208,255 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kunguru live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 38 people.

Kunguru is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 889 people, or 1 in 59,552. In Tanzania Kunguru is most common in: Ruvuma Region, where 78 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.

Kunguru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kunguru last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaunguru935/
Kunnguru931/
Kung'uru931/
Kuguru92559/
Kunuru92464/
Konguru86112/
Kunnuru86106/
Kugguru8619/
Kunuuru862/
Kusnuru861/
Kunurru861/
Koungourou826/
Konguuru801/
Kuunuuru801/
Konuru77378/
Koguru77339/
Cuguru7712/
Kounourou759/
Kunooru71741/
Konnuru71220/
Kongoru7131/
Koonuru7130/
Kunuroo718/
Kaunoru717/
Kunnoru712/
Konouru711/
Kooguru711/
Kogguru711/
Kunnooru6772/
Kogourou6750/
Coguru6241/
Kogoru625/
Konoru624/
Cougoureux59165/
Konnoru574/
Kunooroo53270/
Koonooru535/
Kunnooroo501/

Kunguru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunguru in the Oriya language
କୁୁରୁkuuru-
Kunguru in the Russian language
Кунгуруkunguru-

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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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  • 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 Kunguru
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