Kurigi Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kurigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurigi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kurigi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kurigi has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurigi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Kurigi live; 88 percent live in Oceania Islands and 88 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea Kurigi is most prevalent in: Western Highlands, where 45 percent live, Enga, where 36 percent live and Madang, where 17 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuraigi9212/
Kourigi921/
Kourigui861/
Kurisi83479/
Kuriga83271/
Kirigi83267/
Kurige8338/
Kurici8331/
Kuriji8325/
Korigi8319/
Kurugi833/
Kurizi833/
Kuregi832/
Kuraisi779,744/
Kouriga77626/
Kauriga7722/
Kureisi7721/
Kuraiji778/
Kurrizi777/
Kourizi775/
Khurisi774/
Kuraizi773/
Kaurisi773/
Kuruizi771/
Kiraigi771/
Kirigoi771/
Korighi771/
Kuyrygi771/
Khuregi771/
Koraigi771/
Kurigye771/
Kureiga771/
Kuresgi771/
Kuraici771/
Khuraisi71196/
Kurohiji71142/
Kurriger7189/
Kauraisi7145/
Kuriguer7120/
Kuuraisi718/
Kurraisi718/
Khauregi712/
Khourici712/
Kuraigye711/
Kureisai711/
Koureici711/
Kuraisai711/
Kuraisih711/
Kuresi6770,377/
Kirugi671,093/
Curici67213/
Kuryga67180/
Koriga6771/
Kurise6771/
Kiregi6770/
Korizi6762/
Kirige6755/
Kurege6724/
Kurega6724/
Kureci6724/
Koregi6714/
Kureji6713/
Curisi678/
Kuriza678/
Curugi677/
Kurisy677/
Curiga677/
Kurezi674/
Kurije674/
Kuraishsi672/
Korige672/
Korjgi671/
Kurysi671/

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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 Kurigi
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