Amungu Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Amungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1281:63,7018,267
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Amungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amungu is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Amungu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,359,010th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name Amungu occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 79 percent of Amungu reside; 79 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 79 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 63,701. In Papua New Guinea Amungu is most common in: East Sepik, where 89 percent live and Madang, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 12 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamungu92161/
Gamungu9214/
Amungou921/
Amunu91404/
Amugu91149/
Amoungou8685/
Haamungu862/
Amutengu861/
Amusingu861/
Emungu831,352/
Omungu83769/
Amunau8375/
Amongu839/
Amunut837/
Amuinu837/
Amougu836/
Amaugu834/
Amunuh833/
Amugou833/
Aumunu832/
Gamunu832/
Amumnu831/
Ajmunu831/
Amunus831/
Amougou7724,553/
Amaunut77136/
Amounou7762/
Amongou7740/
Emoungu774/
Omgungu772/
Hamaunu771/
Omunghu771/
Emungau771/
Amusgut771/
Amogu731,945/
Omunu731,264/
Omugu73122/
Gamougou719/
Amousgou716/
Hamounou715/
Omoungou714/
Ahmounou712/
Ahmougou711/
Amounnou711/
Aimounou711/
Hammunus710/
Omongu6746/
Ahamounou679/
Omounu673/
Omumgu672/
Omougu671/
Omuinu671/
Hammounou671/
Amougouss671/
Omugau671/
Aymogu671/
Amugoe671/
Omunui671/
Omoungnou671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amungu
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