Parunga Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Parunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1071:76,2039,993
Uganda531:736,59036,183
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Parunga (35) may also be a first name.

Parunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parunga (Oriya: ପାରୁ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parunga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,369,340th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name Parunga occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 66 percent of Parunga live; 66 percent live in Oceania Islands and 66 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 35 people.

Parunga is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 76,203. In Papua New Guinea Parunga is mostly found in: National Capital District, where 50 percent are found, East New Britain, where 24 percent are found and Chimbu, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Parunga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parunga in the Oriya language
ପାରୁparu50
ପାରୁାparua50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Parunga
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