Banyungu Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Banyungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Banyungu (75) may also be a first name.
Banyungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banyungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Banyungu occurs most in The DR Congo. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Banyungu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,746,159th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Banyungu live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 75 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 677,794. Not including The DR Congo Banyungu exists in one country. It is also common in Rwanda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banyugu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wanyungu | 88 | 17 | / |
| Banjugu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bagnoungou | 78 | 10 | / |
| Banjougou | 71 | 140 | / |
| Banjongau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baniougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bagnougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banjoughou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamjungu | 63 | 189 | / |
| Bognounou | 59 | 330 | / |
| Bonjougou | 59 | 23 | / |
| Bognougou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bongnounou | 56 | 12 | / |
| Bougnounou | 56 | 4 | / |
| Bounjougou | 56 | 2 | / |
| Banjogou | 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 Banyungu
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