Urungu Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Urungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 75 | 1:705,888 | 40,428 |
| Turkey | 45 | 1:1,729,365 | 63,766 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Urungu (20) may also be a first name.
Urungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Urungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Urungu is found most in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Urungu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,504,764th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. Urungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Urungu are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Urungu is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname Urungu is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 705,888. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 84 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Urungu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 32 percent are found and Belgium, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurungu | 92 | 28 | / |
| Hurungu | 92 | 13 | / |
| Urugu | 91 | 39 | / |
| Urunu | 91 | 15 | / |
| Irungu | 83 | 75,604 | / |
| Gurugu | 83 | 504 | / |
| Urughu | 83 | 348 | / |
| Orungu | 83 | 87 | / |
| Gurunu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Hurugu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Urugau | 83 | 4 | / |
| Eurugu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Aurugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hurunui | 77 | 61 | / |
| Orhungu | 77 | 58 | / |
| Irunghu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Orzungu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Urugaud | 77 | 4 | / |
| Urhughu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jirungu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gurunau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Irunngu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaurugu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guruggu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Irunguu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oroungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Irung'u | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouroungou | 75 | 57 | / |
| Ouroungous | 75 | 2 | / |
| Orugu | 73 | 348 | / |
| Orunu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Urogu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Hourugou | 71 | 69 | / |
| Ourougou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Orongu | 67 | 52 | / |
| Urhogu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Orughu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gourougou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hourounou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orhunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hourougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orunnu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uroguu | 67 | 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 Urungu
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