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
Rungu (Hindi: रूंगु, Marathi: रुंगू, Oriya: ରୁଂଗୁ) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rungu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 317,282nd most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,170,657 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Rungu live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 340,376th most common first name in the world, borne by 603 people.
This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 517 people, or 1 in 102,402. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Ruvuma Region, where 39 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 35 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside.
Rungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally 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
- 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 Rungu
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