Rukunga Surname
Approximately 462 people bear this surname
Rukunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 368 | 1:125,489 | 10,416 |
| Uganda | 64 | 1:609,989 | 32,257 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Rukunga (69) may also be a first name.
Rukunga Demographics
Rukunga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Rukunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rukunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rukunga occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukunga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rukunga is the 653,013th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rukunga live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 69 people.
The surname Rukunga is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 368 people, or 1 in 125,489. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 71 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 22 percent are found and Embu County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya Rukunga occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent are found and Sudan, where 5 percent are found.
Rukunga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Rukunga last name is primarily Christian (83%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rukungah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rukung'a | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rukuna | 92 | 221 | / |
| Rukuga | 92 | 120 | / |
| Rukungo | 86 | 11 | / |
| Rokunga | 86 | 10 | / |
| Rukungi | 86 | 9 | / |
| Rukonga | 86 | 8 | / |
| Rukkuna | 86 | 6 | / |
| Rukuuna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rukhunna | 80 | 62 | / |
| Rutkunas | 80 | 55 | / |
| Roukouna | 80 | 4 | / |
| Rukona | 77 | 5 | / |
| Rukuno | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rokuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Roukounas | 75 | 28 | / |
| Rukusenge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rukonge | 71 | 539 | / |
| Roukona | 71 | 73 | / |
| Rukongi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Rukongo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Rukoona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rutkūnas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rucungye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rokhunai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rukoonge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rukono | 62 | 310 | / |
| Rokugo | 62 | 287 | / |
| Rokona | 62 | 135 | / |
| Rukogo | 62 | 21 | / |
| Rutkūnaitė | 59 | 1 | / |
| Rokonay | 57 | 16 | / |
| Rokkona | 57 | 13 | / |
| Rokonai | 57 | 12 | / |
| Rhukogho | 53 | 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
- 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 Rukunga
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