Kurega Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Kurega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
Kurega (16) may also be a first name.
Kurega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kurega (Marathi: कुरेगा, Russian: Курега) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurega? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kurega is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Kurega is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kurega reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 16 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Kurega is most common in: Benue, where 87 percent live, Kaduna, where 7 percent live and Nasarawa, where 7 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 38 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kourega | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kureiga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kurhenga | 86 | 22 | / |
| Kuraga | 83 | 315 | / |
| Kuriga | 83 | 271 | / |
| Kirega | 83 | 251 | / |
| Kuryga | 83 | 180 | / |
| Kurego | 83 | 56 | / |
| Korega | 83 | 40 | / |
| Kurege | 83 | 24 | / |
| Kuroga | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kuregi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kuroekgha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kouriga | 77 | 626 | / |
| Kurogha | 77 | 117 | / |
| Kiregga | 77 | 76 | / |
| Kireega | 77 | 53 | / |
| Kurogai | 77 | 50 | / |
| Koregai | 77 | 44 | / |
| Koregha | 77 | 28 | / |
| Kauriga | 77 | 22 | / |
| Kureger | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kiregha | 77 | 8 | / |
| Koregay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Quirega | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kurigad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Koregah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kurigau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kireiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koreyga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koriega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kourege | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kireaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koregga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuresgi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khuregi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khurege | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kauraga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Curiega | 77 | 0 | / |
| Korrega | 77 | 0 | / |
| Koureangah | 75 | 4 | / |
| Khuragaa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kurigapp | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kouregou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khauregi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kourigah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurokgha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurigaud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korregay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kiraga | 67 | 3,222 | / |
| Kiriga | 67 | 798 | / |
| Koryga | 67 | 351 | / |
| Kiroga | 67 | 228 | / |
| Kirego | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kurago | 67 | 75 | / |
| Koriga | 67 | 71 | / |
| Kurigi | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kurige | 67 | 38 | / |
| Koregi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Corega | 67 | 8 | / |
| Curiga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Korege | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kurogo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kurigo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Korego | 67 | 3 | / |
Kurega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kurega in the Marathi language | ||
| कुरेगा | kurega | - |
| Kurega in the Russian language | ||
| Курега | kurega | - |
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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 Kurega
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