Bunungu Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Bunungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Bunungu (21) may also be a first name.
Bunungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bunungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bunungu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bunungu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bunungu is the 4,034,050th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bunungu are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 21 people.
The surname Bunungu is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Not including The DR Congo Bunungu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunungou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bununu | 92 | 343 | / |
| Bunugu | 92 | 10 | / |
| Bonungu | 86 | 21 | / |
| Bunongu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Bunuunu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bhununu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Boununu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bounugu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bounoungou | 82 | 561 | / |
| Wununggu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bonaungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bonungou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bounoungnou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vununu | 77 | 390 | / |
| Bonugu | 77 | 362 | / |
| Vunugu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bounougou | 75 | 166 | / |
| Bounounou | 75 | 97 | / |
| Bonoungou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mpununu | 71 | 664 | / |
| Bonongu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mpunugu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bounoughou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wounoungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhonugu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bungungu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mphununu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonnongou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bunonu | 62 | 28 | / |
| Bonunu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Boungounou | 59 | 9 | / |
| Mpounounou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Buinunu | 57 | 15 | / |
| Wonongu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Boungoungou | 56 | 11 | / |
| Mpounounouh | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bounounu | 53 | 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 Bunungu
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