Chihungu Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Chihungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chihungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chihungu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihungu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihungu are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,286,520. In Zimbabwe Chihungu is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 100 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe Chihungu is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 28 percent live and Tanzania, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiungu | 93 | 26 | / |
| Cihungu | 93 | 21 | / |
| Shihungu | 88 | 152 | / |
| Chijungu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chiungus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chiugu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tshihungu | 82 | 130 | / |
| Kihungu | 80 | 325 | / |
| Gihungu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sihungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchihounou | 78 | 7 | / |
| Hiunu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tshiungu | 75 | 185 | / |
| Chieuneu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shihongu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kiungu | 71 | 2,454 | / |
| Hyungu | 71 | 97 | / |
| Hijunu | 71 | 19 | / |
| Gihugu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Cyungu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Siungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kihoungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kijungu | 67 | 261 | / |
| Sehungu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Huyungu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Cheyunu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hyunggu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiunguu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijunus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chehounnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchehounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyhungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kieungu | 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 Chihungu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis