Chindungu Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chindungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chindungu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia711:223,23814,032
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chindungu (49) may also be a first name.

Chindungu Last Name Facts

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

Chindungu is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chindungu? popularity and diffusion

Chindungu is the 2,075,631st most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. Chindungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chindungu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chindungu is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 49 people.

It is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 223,238. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 48 percent reside, North-Western Province, where 39 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 6 percent reside. Barring Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chindongu8977/
Tshindungu844/
Kindungu8262/
Sindungu8261/
Kendungu713/
Chindonu712/
Kindongu711/
Sendungu711/
Chendonghui701/
Hindonou5910/
Semdungu591/
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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 Chindungu
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