Vuruga Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Vuruga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vuruga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Vuruga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vuruga is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Vuruga.

How Common Is The Last Name Vuruga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Vuruga live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Other than The DR Congo this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 25 percent reside and Tanzania, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vurunga9230/
Vurugha929/
Vurugoa921/
Buruga832,155/
Vuriga8332/
Furuga838/
Viruga834/
Vuroga831/
Viruega77566/
Furunga77109/
Burunga7768/
Bhuruga7718/
Wurugha779/
Furugha777/
Wurunga775/
Burugha775/
Buuruga773/
Burguga772/
Uhoruga771/
Burugas770/
Bourouga7126/
Baurunga712/
Burungay712/
Burungai712/
Furugľaš711/
Burhunga711/
Bhuuruga711/
Burrouga711/
Burugadd711/
Mpurunga711/
Viereuga710/
Bourougaa671,602/
Boruga67928/
Furiga67194/
Burugo6766/
Bourounga6727/
Viriga6711/
Burugă679/
Burrougas679/
Wuriga674/
Bourzouga672/
Buroga672/
Voroga672/
Vourougou671/
Bourougha671/
Furugo671/

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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 Vuruga
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