Kurungu Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Kurungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 265 | 1:668,463 | 31,178 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kurungu (31) may also be a first name.
Kurungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kurungu (Oriya: କୁରୁୁପଧାନ, Russian: Курунгу) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurungu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 950,707th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kurungu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kurungu is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 31 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 668,463. In Nigeria Kurungu is primarily found in: Benue, where 42 percent reside, Taraba, where 27 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurunggu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kurugu | 92 | 105 | / |
| Kurunu | 92 | 18 | / |
| Kirungu | 86 | 592 | / |
| Kurugud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kouroungou | 82 | 50 | / |
| Kurugaud | 80 | 4 | / |
| Korunggu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Korugu | 77 | 67 | / |
| Korunu | 77 | 26 | / |
| Kurogu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kourougou | 75 | 137 | / |
| Kourounou | 75 | 8 | / |
| Koroungou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kurugaupp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Korongu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Curunau | 71 | 3 | / |
| Korrunu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kourzougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuroogu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korongou | 67 | 22 | / |
| Cutruneu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuronu | 62 | 27 | / |
| Korogu | 62 | 5 | / |
| Kourogou | 53 | 1 | / |
Kurungu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kurungu in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁରୁୁପଧାନ | kuruupadhana | 50 |
| କୁରୁୁମାାି | kuruumaai | 25 |
| କୁରୁୁନାୟକ | kuruunayaka | 25 |
| Kurungu in the Russian language | ||
| Курунгу | kurungu | - |
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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 Kurungu
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