Dhamuzungu Surname
Approximately 487 people bear this surname
Dhamuzungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 484 | 1:80,660 | 8,639 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Dhamuzungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhamuzungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dhamuzungu is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhamuzungu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dhamuzungu is the 628,294th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,964,160 people. The last name Dhamuzungu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dhamuzungu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Dhamuzungu is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 484 people, or 1 in 80,660. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kamuli District, where 36 percent reside, Buyende District, where 23 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 18 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damuzungu | 95 | 80 | / |
| Ddamuzungu | 90 | 1 | / |
| Dahmuzungu | 90 | 1 | / |
| Daamuzungu | 90 | 1 | / |
| Damuzugu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Demuzungu | 84 | 62 | / |
| Tamuzungu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Tumuzungu | 74 | 4 | / |
| Damsung | 71 | 10 | / |
| Damzong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dhamusanga | 70 | 148 | / |
| Damezengue | 70 | 1 | / |
| Thamsung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Damou-Zongo | 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 Dhamuzungu
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