Ngurusi Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ngurusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngurusi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1981:197,16815,905
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ngurusi (13) may also be a first name.

Ngurusi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngurusi occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngurusi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,144,405th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngurusi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

Ngurusi is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 197,168. In Uganda it is most common in: Kibaale District, where 16 percent reside, Kyenjojo District, where 14 percent reside and Isingiro District, where 13 percent reside. Besides Uganda Ngurusi exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Ngurusi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ngurusi surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Ngurusi
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