Basungu Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Basungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Basungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Basungu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Basungu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Basungu? popularity and diffusion
Basungu is the 1,305,105th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Basungu live; 87 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 492,530. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 12 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batsungu | 93 | 48 | / |
| Bashungu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Basunu | 92 | 96 | / |
| Basugu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Batshungu | 88 | 4 | / |
| Bazungu | 86 | 699 | / |
| Bajungu | 86 | 181 | / |
| Bosungu | 86 | 91 | / |
| Wasungu | 86 | 54 | / |
| Baasunu | 86 | 26 | / |
| Basuguz | 86 | 9 | / |
| Basugut | 86 | 7 | / |
| Besungu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Bassunu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Basunnu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bashugu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bashunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bassoungou | 82 | 2 | / |
| Batsoungou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bashingu | 80 | 41 | / |
| Botsungu | 80 | 34 | / |
| Beysungu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wassungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boshungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bazunu | 77 | 1,069 | / |
| Vasugu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bazugu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bassougou | 75 | 54 | / |
| Botshungu | 75 | 21 | / |
| Batsounou | 75 | 6 | / |
| Bassounou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bosongu | 71 | 944 | / |
| Wazungu | 71 | 68 | / |
| Bessoungou | 71 | 17 | / |
| Baazunu | 71 | 15 | / |
| Uasongu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bazuugu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bazougou | 67 | 132 | / |
| Boussoungou | 67 | 23 | / |
| Boutsoungou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wachungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woshungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bazounou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Basungu
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