Egungu Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Egungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Egungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Egungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Egungu is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Egungu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Egungu are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 1,626,637. In Uganda Egungu is primarily concentrated in: Soroti District, where 54 percent reside, Dokolo District, where 29 percent reside and Kaberamaido District, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engungu | 92 | 21 | / |
| Egunu | 91 | 141 | / |
| Egugu | 91 | 101 | / |
| Agungu | 83 | 279 | / |
| Igungu | 83 | 139 | / |
| Egongu | 83 | 81 | / |
| Ogungu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Egunnu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Egounu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Engunu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eggunu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ingungu | 77 | 527 | / |
| Egounou | 77 | 9 | / |
| Jigungu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Eghounu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igunghu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eghughu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igugu | 73 | 214 | / |
| Igunu | 73 | 87 | / |
| Jgugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egogu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gingungu | 71 | 75 | / |
| Engounou | 71 | 13 | / |
| Uyngungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igunnu | 67 | 652 | / |
| Igongu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jigunu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Engugu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egugoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igumnu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iguunu | 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 Egungu
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