Rugunga Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Rugunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rugunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Rugunga Last Name Facts

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

Rugunga is most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugunga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Rugunga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rugunga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Migori County, where 67 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 17 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 17 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent reside.

Rugunga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rugunga surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruguna9281/
Ruguga9225/
Runguna86106/
Rugonga863/
Rugunai862/
Ruguuna861/
Ruguuga861/
Rungunai8030/
Rougouna801/
Raunguna801/
Rugona7711/
Roguna772/
Rugoga771/
Rousgouna757/
Rugongo7127/
Rugonge714/
Runguno711/
Rugogo6229/
Rogona6212/
Rogoga621/
Rugono621/
Rogonha577/
Rugoogo572/
Rugonho571/
Rogonaha531/

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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 Rugunga
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