Bungu Surname

106,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Bungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,9771:37,3704,633
Zimbabwe1,0401:14,8442,076
Kosovo3371:5,525938
South Africa2981:181,80419,921
Nigeria2781:637,20430,060
Kenya771:599,73928,092
Tanzania651:814,48642,828
Uganda641:609,98932,257
Albania561:52,0376,745
Botswana331:66,27111,607
India311:24,744,045333,161
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Slovenia121:207,30615,422
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Bungu (317) may also be a first name.

Bungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bungu (Oriya: ବୁଂଗୁ) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bungu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 106,255th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,655,884 people. The surname Bungu is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Bungu live; 45 percent live in Central Africa and 45 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 493,198th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 317 people.

The last name Bungu is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,977 people, or 1 in 37,370. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent reside and Kosovo, where 8 percent reside.

Bungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Bungu last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bungu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58% less than the national average, earning R 99,804 per year and in United States they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $45,481 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bungau91464/
Boungu91110/
Bunggu9181/
Bhungu9155/
Bungut9155/
Buungu9141/
Bungus9125/
Bungup9113/
Bunguh916/
Baungu915/
Bungud914/
Bunghu912/
Buingu912/
Bunguu912/
Beungu911/
Bunu8919,526/
Bugu891,361/
Boungou8310,298/
Bahungu83119/
Bungush8330/
Bunggup8315/
Bunghus835/
Busingu834/
Bungaus832/
Bunguhe831/
Bhunguu831/
Bungnui831/
Butengu831/
Buingup831/
Bunggau831/
Bungouy831/
Bunguss830/
Bongu809,941/
Vungu803,313/
Bhunu802,917/
Bunhu801,106/
Buinu801,090/
Butnu80599/
Wungu80369/
Bunnu80303/
Baunu80237/
Bunus80206/
Bugus80204/
Bunui80189/
Bunut80176/
Bugau80156/
Bunau80110/
Bugut8068/
Buggu8056/
Bounu8055/
Beunu8048/
Bughu8044/
Buunu8037/
Buguş8032/
Bunup8029/
Bunou8026/
Bunuh8019/
Bhugu8019/
Bougu8014/
Bugup8014/
Bungó8012/
Bucgu807/
Bugud805/
Buneu802/
Baugu802/
Bunuu802/
Buguh802/
Bujgu801/
Bugnu801/
Bumgu801/
Bunggout7710/
Boungous7710/
Bunghush772/
Bounngou771/
Boungoud771/
Baungust770/
Mpungu739,121/
Bounou737,009/
Baugus731,563/
Bunnut73493/
Bongou73455/
Bougou73417/
Butnut73389/
Buigut73335/
Bunout73312/
Bhunhu73303/
Bugaud73242/
Bugaut73208/
Bunhui73150/
Bhongu73122/
Beuneu73111/
Butnui73105/
Bunaux73100/
Busgut7375/
Npungu7368/
Buynuz7367/
Bonggu7357/
Bunnui7356/
Boongu7345/
Wungou7338/
Buinus7329/
Baugut7324/
Bongau7322/
Bahugu7315/
Bugueu7315/
Bougus7313/
Bunnuy7312/
Bhugau7310/
Bhunnu7310/
Bounau739/
Bhunut738/
Bunaus738/
Vhungu737/
Bugush735/
Buhnuy735/
Buughu734/
Bhuneu734/
Bunoux734/
Bong'u734/
Bunnuh733/
Buigus733/
Bughui733/
Bhuggu732/
Bhunau732/
Buggus732/
Bughou732/
Bugusz732/
Bonghu732/
Baunau732/
Bughus732/
Buinui732/
Baugou732/
Butnud732/
Bunohu731/
Bughau731/
Bugous731/
Bougut731/
Bonngu731/
Baunhu731/
Bhugus731/
Bhugut731/
Bhunus731/
Beumgu731/
Bhaugu731/
Bhaunu731/
Bunuch731/
Bounus731/
Boughu731/
Wungau731/
Wunguh731/
Boengu731/
Buguhe731/
Buguth731/
Buinnu731/
Bouneu731/
Bounui731/
Bahunu731/
Baunou731/
Beukgu731/
Buygut731/
Bujgut731/
Bheugu731/
Bouynu731/
Bunnhu731/
Bunous730/
Buggut730/
Bunuss730/
Beunau730/
Bounghous715/
Boungouht713/
Bousinghu711/
Bounous671,587/
Bounouh671,358/
Bougaud67697/
Bogu67648/
Boughou67595/
Bounaud67268/
Bauguss67227/
Bouguhe67221/
Bunoust67192/
Butnuch67178/
Mphungu67162/
Baugous6776/
Vunu6767/
Bugault6760/
Beuneux6757/
Bougouz6755/
Bougueu6754/
Buinoud6750/
Bhuguth6743/
Bougaut6731/
Bougaux6725/
Wahungu6725/
Bounnou6720/
Bugnoux6717/
Bunnuha6715/
Busguth6715/
Bousgou6715/
Bounhou6712/
Mpuungu679/
Voungou679/
Bunnuch677/
Bhunuch677/
Bougnou676/
Buigutt676/
Mmpungu674/
Bousnou674/
Bougous674/
Bouggou674/
Bongguh674/
Vugu673/
Bonngau672/
Bunoult672/
Baunaud672/
Bunhuch671/
Bunnuss671/
Bugguss671/
Buggust671/
Bouguss671/
Bhongau671/
Bounoud671/
Bunghoo671/
Busnous671/
Busnout671/
Bugueue671/
Bugauth671/
Buineux671/
Bounéou671/
Bounuis671/
Bougneu671/
Bougusz671/
Beugneu671/
Beugnou671/
Beugueu671/
Nphungu671/
Bhounou671/
Bhutnui671/
Bhutnut671/
Baugust670/
Bunhaus670/
Buggous670/
Baunaut670/
Bauggus670/
Buttnut670/
Bousgut670/

Bungu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bungu in the Oriya language
ବୁଂଗୁbungu-

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