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
Marungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Marungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marungu is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Marungu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marungu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 197,255th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,432,664 people. Marungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Marungu reside; 45 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Marungu is also the 625,736th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 209 people.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 642 people, or 1 in 82,464. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 57 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 11 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 28 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found.
Marungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Marungu last name is principally 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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