Omurunga Surname

330,832nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omurunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omurunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1181:41,3064,329
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Omurunga (90) may also be a first name.

Omurunga Last Name Facts

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

Omurunga occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omurunga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Omurunga is the 330,832nd most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,512,552 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omurunga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Omurunga is also the 1,005,046th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 90 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,118 people, or 1 in 41,306. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 77 percent live, Nairobi County, where 9 percent live and Bungoma County, where 7 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Rwanda, where 0 percent live.

Omurunga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omurung'a941/
Omuruga9397/
Omurungi8821/
Amurunga881/
Omorunga881/
Homurungi821/
Omoruna8062/
Omoruga804/
Amuruna801/
Umurungi759,966/
Amurugau7528/
Amurungi7510/
Omurongo752/
Omurongi752/
Amurugat751/
Hamurungi71344/
Humurungi711/
Omoroga67208/
Amuruno671/
Omorona671/
Ahamurungi671/
Haamurungi671/
Omurono671/
Omorugho631/
Omorogha631/
Omorono5313/
Amorona531/
Omorogo531/
Omorogho5014/
Amorongo502/
Homorono501/

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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 Omurunga
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