Murongo Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Murongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3211:121,61811,523
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476

Murongo (16) may also be a first name.

Murongo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murongo is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murongo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murongo is the 773,729th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murongo are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 16 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 121,618. In Uganda Murongo is primarily found in: Bundibugyo District, where 34 percent reside, Kasese District, where 33 percent reside and Ntoroko District, where 8 percent reside. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muroongo932/
Murongoa931/
Murhongo931/
Murongot931/
Muromngo931/
Murono92697/
Murogo92219/
Muronga864,095/
Murango86460/
Muronoi86286/
Morongo86151/
Mirongo8667/
Muroino863/
Murungo863/
Maurogo861/
Maurono861/
Mouroungou821/
Morrongo80293/
Mouronho8082/
Morongou8015/
Murongah8010/
Morongoa809/
Moronggo806/
Murong'a803/
Murhonga803/
Muraango801/
Murangos801/
Moroungo801/
Murung'o801/
Maurango801/
Mouronga801/
Murhango801/
Muroga772,445/
Morogo771,946/
Murago7726/
Murona7710/
Mourougou7565/
M'Mirongo759/
Mourangou752/
Murangnoi751/
Murunga7114,575/
Muragod715,493/
Morango711,920/
Muranga711,303/
Mironga71852/
Moronga71365/
Moronou71184/
Mirango7134/
Muroina7113/
Muragoi719/
Morungo716/
Muronah715/
Moronho715/
Morrogo714/
Morogoa712/
Maurona712/
Murouga711/
Morokgo711/
Morogho711/
Muroona711/
Muranoo711/
Morrono711/
Morogoi711/
Murhona711/
Murzona710/
Mouranga67113/
Murang'a6764/
Morunggo6719/
Murungah6710/
Mourouna6710/
Murohyna679/
Muragodh678/
Mauronas677/
Mutranga672/
Murranga672/
Mourrona671/
Maurunga671/
Murangga671/
Mauranga671/
Mouroina671/
Murun'ga671/
Muruunga671/
Murangha671/
Murhanga671/
Murhunga671/

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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 Murongo
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