Gamungu Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gamungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gamungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gamungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gamungu is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gamungu is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Gamungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gamungu live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Gamungu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Gamungu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Uganda, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngamungu932/
Amungu92163/
Gamunu922/
Hamungu86161/
Ngamunu861/
Ngamugu861/
Amungou861/
Amunu83404/
Ngamuningu821/
Amoungou8085/
Gamougou809/
Haamungu802/
Amutengu801/
Amusingu801/
Omungu77769/
Amunau7775/
Amongu779/
Amunut777/
Amuinu777/
Amunuh773/
Aumunu772/
Ajmunu771/
Amunus771/
Amumnu771/
Ngamougou75355/
Ngamounou752/
Amaunut71136/
Amounou7162/
Ng'amougou7141/
Amongou7140/
Nga'mougou712/
Omgungu712/
Hamaunu711/
Omunghu711/
Omunu671,264/
Hamounou675/
Omoungou674/
Nga'amougou672/
Gomounou672/
Ahmounou672/
Amounnou671/
Aimounou671/
Hammunus670/

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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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  • 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 Gamungu
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