Werunga Surname
Approximately 2,986 people bear this surname
Werunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,896 | 1:15,946 | 1,908 |
| Uganda | 79 | 1:494,168 | 28,468 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Werunga (706) may also be a first name.
Werunga Demographics
Werunga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Werunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Werunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Werunga occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Werunga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Werunga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 148,140th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,440,571 people. The last name Werunga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Werunga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 310,909th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 706 people.
The surname Werunga is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,896 people, or 1 in 15,946. In Kenya Werunga is most common in: Bungoma County, where 50 percent live, Kakamega County, where 20 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 17 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Werunga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werungah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Weeraunga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Berunga | 86 | 286 | / |
| Warunga | 86 | 14 | / |
| Warungah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beirunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Werunger | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wieronga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Werongo | 71 | 72 | / |
| Birunga | 71 | 42 | / |
| Berungi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Berunge | 71 | 3 | / |
| Warungo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wairungi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Berungoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beirungi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wairuingi | 63 | 6 | / |
| Birungi | 57 | 108,868 | / |
| Birungo | 57 | 39 | / |
| Wirongi | 57 | 20 | / |
| Birunge | 57 | 14 | / |
| Birunngi | 53 | 7 | / |
| Birunggi | 53 | 4 | / |
| Biruingi | 53 | 4 | / |
| Bireungi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Birujngi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Birrungi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Buirungi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bairungi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Biroungou | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Werunga
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