Kuruga Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Kuruga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 161 | 1:286,832 | 18,555 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kuruga (13) may also be a first name.
Kuruga Demographics
Kuruga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kuruga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuruga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kuruga occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kuruga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuruga? popularity and diffusion
Kuruga is the 1,248,410th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kuruga reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kuruga is also the 3,159,357th most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.
The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 286,832. In Kenya Kuruga is primarily concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 59 percent live, Nyeri County, where 24 percent live and Laikipia County, where 6 percent live. Outside of Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.
Kuruga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurunga | 92 | 138 | / |
| Kurugad | 92 | 36 | / |
| Kurugai | 92 | 25 | / |
| Kurugha | 92 | 22 | / |
| Kurugat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kurungga | 86 | 193 | / |
| Kurungai | 86 | 26 | / |
| Kurugaud | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kuraunga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kourouga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kiruga | 83 | 533 | / |
| Koruga | 83 | 530 | / |
| Kuriga | 83 | 271 | / |
| Kuroga | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kurugi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kurunggga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kurugaupp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kourougai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kourounga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kurunge | 77 | 155 | / |
| Kurogha | 77 | 117 | / |
| Kurungi | 77 | 87 | / |
| Kirugga | 77 | 80 | / |
| Kurogai | 77 | 50 | / |
| Quiruga | 77 | 35 | / |
| Kauriga | 77 | 22 | / |
| Kurukgy | 77 | 14 | / |
| Khoruga | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kurugoz | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kurughi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khuruge | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kurungo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Korugha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koruhga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaurugo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuraugi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kurigau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korouga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khurunge | 71 | 30 | / |
| Kourougo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kourigah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirrugga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurokgha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurungge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurugott | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quieruga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kourougi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiriga | 67 | 798 | / |
| Kirugo | 67 | 501 | / |
| Coruga | 67 | 272 | / |
| Kurogi | 67 | 198 | / |
| Kourougou | 67 | 137 | / |
| Koroga | 67 | 15 | / |
| Curugi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kurogo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kurigo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Korugi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kourougui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuroekgha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Kuruga
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