Rungu Surname
Approximately 1,181 people bear this surname
Rungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 517 | 1:102,402 | 10,014 |
| Kenya | 239 | 1:193,221 | 14,280 |
| Zimbabwe | 199 | 1:77,579 | 11,409 |
| Indonesia | 167 | 1:791,911 | 60,260 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Rungu (603) may also be a first name.
Rungu Demographics
Rungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Rungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rungu (Hindi: रूंगु, Marathi: रुंगू, Oriya: ରୁଂଗୁ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rungu is the 317,282nd most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,170,657 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Rungu reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Rungu is also the 340,376th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 603 people.
The surname Rungu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 517 people, or 1 in 102,402. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Ruvuma Region, where 39 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 35 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 18 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 20 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found.
Rungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Rungu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rungu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rungu in the Hindi language | ||
| रूंगु | rungu | 66.67 |
| रूंगू | rungu | 26.67 |
| रुंगु | rungu | 6.67 |
| Rungu in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁଂଗୁ | rungu | 50 |
| ରୁୂ | ruu | 25 |
| ରୁୁନାଗ | ruunaga | 25 |
| Rungu in the Marathi language | ||
| रुंगू | rungu | 33.33 |
| रुंगु | rungu | 33.33 |
| रुनजु | runaju | 33.33 |
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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 Rungu
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