Gahungu Surname

9,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burundi
Highest density in:
Burundi

Gahungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burundi57,0281:17237
Rwanda2,7911:4,0721,005
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Canada371:995,82774,831
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England51:11,143,612252,590
France51:13,284,544357,392
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Gahungu (196) may also be a first name.

Gahungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gahungu is held by more people in Burundi than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gahungu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gahungu is the 9,413th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 121,192 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gahungu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 648,004th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 196 people.

This last name is most frequent in Burundi, where it is held by 57,028 people, or 1 in 172. Beside Burundi this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Gahungu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gahungu earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 35.96% more than the national average, earning $58,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.3% less than the national average, earning $39,100 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaungu9250/
Nghungu86206/
Ghunggu8610/
Hgaungu861/
Ghungud861/
Ghungut861/
Ghaungu861/
Ngahngu861/
Gaungou861/
Gangu8311,140/
Gungu83867/
Ng'hungu80310/
Ngh'ungu808/
Gachingu802/
Ngahnguh802/
Nghu'ngu801/
Ngungu776,844/
Ngangu773,739/
Gangou77867/
Geangu77462/
Ganggu77120/
Gunggu7756/
Gangut7754/
Gangud7743/
Ganguj7722/
Gangus7719/
Gangau7717/
Ghangu779/
Gaangu777/
Gungau777/
Gungus772/
Ganngu771/
Gamngu771/
Ganguu771/
Goungu771/
Gunguu771/
Gungut771/
Gungou771/
Ggungu771/
Ganguh771/
Gaingu771/
Ghounghou751/
Ng'ungu71439/
Gaungoo71363/
Ngangou71345/
Ganggut71232/
Goungou71146/
Ngunguu71101/
Ganggus7197/
Nganggu7172/
Gunggut7130/
Gangueu7127/
Gunggau7114/
Ng'angu7113/
Ngung'u7110/
Gajingu719/
Gutingu719/
Gacingu719/
Geangus718/
Nggangu716/
Ganggau715/
Ganengu714/
Gangaud713/
Gayingu713/
Gungoud712/
N'Gungu712/
Gangheu712/
Ganghou712/
Ngunghu711/
Gajangu711/
Gajengu711/
Ngang'u711/
Nguungu711/
Geyangu711/
Ghangou711/
Ghangus711/
Ganggud711/
Gangguh711/
Gangoup711/
Ganguha711/
Gangult711/
Gujangu711/
Gatengu711/
Ngangau711/
Ganggou711/
Ganguss710/
Ngoungou67738/
Gongu67478/
Ngganggu6772/
Nggunggu6737/
Gângu6737/
Gamgu679/
Gunningu675/
Nganghou675/
Nganggau674/
Ngangheu673/
Ganggaud671/
Gangouth671/
Goungaud671/
Ghangous671/
Ngaingou671/
Geanengu671/
Gãngu671/
Gajangou671/
Gangusch671/
Nguunguu671/

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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
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  • 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 Gahungu
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