Kurugh Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kurugh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2771:639,50530,121
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kurugh (24) may also be a first name.

Kurugh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurugh is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurugh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 937,786th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kurugh reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 639,505. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 88 percent reside, Taraba, where 6 percent reside and Oyo, where 2 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuraugh921/
Kurug91346/
Khurug8370/
Kuruhg831/
Kurukh831/
Korough774/
Kaurigh771/
Kourigh771/
Khorugh771/
Kuruc733,624/
Kurig7387/
Kuruk7375/
Korug7354/
Kurog7316/
Curug731/
Kirug731/
Cauraugh7124/
Currough710/
Courough710/
Kuyruk67565/
Kurusk6767/
Khorug6745/
Kurukhova6737/
Kurruk6730/
Kuhrig6723/
Kuruke6721/
Kurzuk6721/
Kutruc6720/
Korukh6718/
Khirug6715/
Kirukh6711/
Khurugova679/
Kauruk672/
Kurikh672/
Kueruk671/
Curueg671/
Kurokh671/
Kuruck671/
Korogh671/
Kuruzc671/
Koerug671/
Keurig671/

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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 Kurugh
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