Turungi Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Turungi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turungi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1561:296,02518,882
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Turungi (17) may also be a first name.

Turungi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turungi (Oriya: ତୁରୁି) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Turungi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,281,391st most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. Turungi is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Turungi live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 296,025. In Kenya Turungi is most prevalent in: Nyamira County, where 62 percent reside, Kisii County, where 33 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 5 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Turungi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Turungi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turungi in the Oriya language
ତୁରୁିturui80
ତୁରୁturu20

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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 Turungi
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