Marungu Surname
Approximately 2,123 people bear this surname
Marungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 642 | 1:82,464 | 8,428 |
| Namibia | 592 | 1:4,070 | 744 |
| DR Congo | 479 | 1:154,237 | 16,059 |
| Kenya | 162 | 1:285,061 | 18,491 |
| Uganda | 146 | 1:267,392 | 19,414 |
| Botswana | 72 | 1:30,374 | 6,067 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Marungu (209) may also be a first name.
Marungu Demographics
Average Marungu Salary in
South Africa
R 151,236
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Marungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marungu is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Marungu.
How Common Is The Last Name Marungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 197,255th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,432,664 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Marungu are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 625,736th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 209 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 642 people, or 1 in 82,464. In Tanzania Marungu is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 57 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Marungu occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 28 percent live and The DR Congo, where 23 percent live.
Marungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Marungu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Marungu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.36% less than the national average, earning R 151,236 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marunggu | 93 | 16 | / |
| Mairungu | 93 | 8 | / |
| M'Arungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Marugu | 92 | 538 | / |
| Marunu | 92 | 17 | / |
| Marunggut | 88 | 3 | / |
| Marughu | 86 | 35 | / |
| Mearugu | 86 | 30 | / |
| Morungu | 86 | 21 | / |
| Mayrugu | 86 | 13 | / |
| Maarugu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Marunnu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mairugu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Marhunu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Marugus | 86 | 2 | / |
| Marongu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marunui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Merungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mairunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marzougu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Marunuch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matrougu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Morugu | 77 | 432 | / |
| Marogu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Morunu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mairougou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marugault | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mairousgou | 71 | 533 | / |
| Marzogu | 71 | 14 | / |
| Morukgu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Marokgu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Motrunu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Meyrugu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maïrousgou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mouroungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moruggu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morongu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moronggu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Morongou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mourougou | 63 | 65 | / |
| Maronu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Maronou | 57 | 28 | / |
| Marogou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maroonui | 53 | 4 | / |
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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 Marungu
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