Orungu Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Orungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 37 | 1:1,248,105 | 35,192 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Orungu (22) may also be a first name.
Orungu Demographics
Orungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Orungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orungu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Orungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,007,164th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Orungu live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.
Orungu is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,248,105. In Kenya Orungu is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 92 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 3 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 3 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 40 percent are found and Tanzania, where 10 percent are found.
Orungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orhungu | 92 | 58 | / |
| Orzungu | 92 | 7 | / |
| Oroungu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Orugu | 91 | 348 | / |
| Orunu | 91 | 27 | / |
| Orhunguu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Urungu | 83 | 139 | / |
| Arungu | 83 | 54 | / |
| Orongu | 83 | 52 | / |
| Orughu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Erungu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Gorunu | 83 | 14 | / |
| Gorugu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Oirunu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orunnu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orugnu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orhugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orunus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orhunu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orzugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Argungu | 77 | 201 | / |
| Gurungu | 77 | 28 | / |
| Hurungu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Orungoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arungud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arunguh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oronghu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouroungou | 75 | 57 | / |
| Ouroungous | 75 | 2 | / |
| Arugu | 73 | 1,219 | / |
| Orogu | 73 | 571 | / |
| Arunu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Hourugou | 71 | 69 | / |
| Ourougou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Eroungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arungoud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garugu | 67 | 1,370 | / |
| Harunu | 67 | 373 | / |
| Arughu | 67 | 56 | / |
| Arugut | 67 | 22 | / |
| Garunu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aroungous | 67 | 9 | / |
| Horogu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Argoungou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aruinu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gourougou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eurugu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Arougu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hourounou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arounu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orgugu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Araugu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aruigu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aarugu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arhunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aruggu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orhogu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arugus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hourougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aurugu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Areunu | 67 | 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 Orungu
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