Ngunguru Surname
Approximately 270 people bear this surname
Ngunguru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 213 | 1:248,552 | 20,077 |
| Kenya | 51 | 1:905,488 | 33,171 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Ngunguru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngunguru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngunguru is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngunguru? popularity and diffusion
Ngunguru is the 963,821st most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. The last name Ngunguru occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngunguru live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Ngunguru is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 248,552. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 48 percent live, Iringa Region, where 33 percent live and Kagera Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 19 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunguru | 93 | 19 | / |
| Nguguru | 93 | 4 | / |
| Nunguru | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nhunguru | 88 | 36 | / |
| Ngughuru | 88 | 4 | / |
| Ngguguru | 88 | 4 | / |
| Ngonguru | 88 | 3 | / |
| Gungurau | 88 | 2 | / |
| Guguru | 86 | 16 | / |
| Nunuru | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngoungourou | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ghungurud | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ghunghuru | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gungoru | 80 | 231 | / |
| Gonguru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nunnuru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goungourou | 78 | 6 | / |
| Ngongourou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ngongoru | 75 | 64 | / |
| N'Gounourou | 74 | 2 | / |
| Goguru | 71 | 49 | / |
| Gougourou | 71 | 33 | / |
| Nounourou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gogguru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nunooru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nounooru | 63 | 5 | / |
| Gungoreu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngongorou | 59 | 15 | / |
| Nonnourou | 59 | 4 | / |
| Gogoru | 57 | 24 | / |
| Nonoru | 57 | 14 | / |
| Nongoru | 53 | 12 | / |
| Goggoru | 53 | 2 | / |
| Noonooru | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Ngunguru
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