Murongo Surname
Approximately 367 people bear this surname
Murongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 321 | 1:121,618 | 11,523 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
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 last name Murongo occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murongo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Murongo is the 773,729th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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. Murongo is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 16 people.
It is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 121,618. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Bundibugyo District, where 34 percent live, Kasese District, where 33 percent live and Ntoroko District, where 8 percent live. Aside from Uganda Murongo exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.
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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 Murongo
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