Adungu Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Adungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2501:156,15713,666
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Adungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adungu is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adungu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 812,930th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 21,246,490 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adungu are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Adungu is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 156,157. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Alebtong District, where 27 percent are found, Dokolo District, where 19 percent are found and Kole District, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adungus9211/
Aydungu921/
Adugu911,986/
Adunu91120/
Adoungou8614/
Gadugu83889/
Adongu83373/
Edungu83180/
Eadugu8398/
Odungu8379/
Aduguh8325/
Adunnu8310/
Adughu836/
Hadugu834/
Adaugu834/
Adounu832/
Aidugu832/
Adaunu831/
Adeugu831/
Adeunu831/
Adougu831/
Gadunu831/
Adoungous808/
Adoungouz801/
Adoungoud801/
Hadoungou801/
Adougou77302/
Edunghu7761/
Aydunus7722/
Adounou7711/
Adongou7711/
Hadongu776/
Odhungu772/
Adeugau771/
Adughgu771/
Ahadunu771/
Odugu736,399/
Adogu73687/
Odunu73327/
Adounnou7131/
Gadougou7127/
Audunhus7118/
Hadougou7110/
Aidougou718/
Edoungou717/
Aidongou711/
Odoungou711/
Adouygou711/
Godugu6714,317/
Odongu6779/
Odughu6743/
Oodugu6719/
Odougu6711/
Oudoungou6711/
Godunu6711/
Hodugu674/
Hodunu673/
Haddougou672/
Odounu671/
Adugoo671/
Oduneu671/
Adoguu671/
Uodugu671/
Odeugu671/
Odumnu671/

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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 Adungu
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