Rungana Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Rungana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Rungana (15) may also be a first name.
Rungana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rungana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rungana (Oriya: ରୁାନା) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rungana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rungana is the 5,213,395th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Rungana occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Rungana live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 15 people.
The surname Rungana is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is most common in: Kween District, where 88 percent reside and Kapchorwa District, where 13 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rungana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rungana in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁାନା | ruana | 85.71 |
| ଋାନା | rana | 14.29 |
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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 Rungana
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