Chamungu Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Chamungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 61 | 1:867,895 | 43,770 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zambia | 16 | 1:990,620 | 29,787 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Chamungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chamungu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chamungu.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamungu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,817,111th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chamungu reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Chamungu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 867,895. In Tanzania Chamungu is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 77 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 7 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 7 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Chamungu occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Zambia, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamungu | 93 | 161 | / |
| Chemungu | 88 | 11 | / |
| Shamungu | 88 | 7 | / |
| Haamungu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Camunu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Shamungou | 82 | 1,314 | / |
| Chamounou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jamungu | 80 | 41 | / |
| Samungu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Zamungu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hamaunu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samhungu | 75 | 445 | / |
| Samungou | 75 | 19 | / |
| Siamungu | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chomunhu | 75 | 8 | / |
| Hamounou | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tshamunu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamongu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hammunus | 75 | 0 | / |
| Samunengu | 71 | 69 | / |
| Zamunu | 71 | 67 | / |
| Jamunu | 71 | 27 | / |
| Siamaungu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hammounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samusengu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samahungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamaunu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Choumounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samumgut | 63 | 1 | / |
| Somgungu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Samhongou | 59 | 32 | / |
| Houmounou | 59 | 7 | / |
| Houmougou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hamonu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Hamonou | 53 | 559 | / |
| Haumonu | 53 | 3 | / |
| Hamonnou | 50 | 11 | / |
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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 Chamungu
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