Riungu Surname

112,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Riungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,0551:11,3881,435
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England61:9,286,343223,652
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Riungu (493) may also be a first name.

Riungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riungu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Riungu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riungu is the 112,396th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,767,535 people. Riungu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Riungu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Riungu is also the 382,601st most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 493 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,055 people, or 1 in 11,388. In Kenya Riungu is most frequent in: Meru County, where 46 percent live, Tharaka Nithi County, where 32 percent live and Nairobi County, where 12 percent live. Beside Kenya Riungu exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Riungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Riungu last name is principally Christian (95%) in Kenya.

Riungu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.35% less than the national average, earning $31,778 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riunguh921/
Riugu912/
Ryungu831/
Riunau831/
Rieunau7723/
Rujungu779/
Riunaud774/
Ruyungu772/
Raiyunu771/
Rihunau771/
Rehungu771/
Ryugu73106/
Rehunu671/
Rujunu671/
Rjogu551/
Rhehunauth501/
Roionu501/

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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 Riungu
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