Gunga Surname
Approximately 8,272 people bear this surname
Gunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 3,352 | 1:8,052 | 1,020 |
| Kenya | 2,019 | 1:22,873 | 2,604 |
| India | 1,162 | 1:660,125 | 31,087 |
| Mauritius | 671 | 1:1,928 | 294 |
| Tanzania | 405 | 1:130,720 | 12,231 |
| Nepal | 118 | 1:241,364 | 3,208 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Kosovo | 78 | 1:23,870 | 2,645 |
| Papua New Guinea | 74 | 1:110,185 | 14,934 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Albania | 38 | 1:76,686 | 8,388 |
| Pakistan | 32 | 1:5,582,621 | 34,646 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Gunga (4,019) may also be a first name.
Gunga Demographics
Average Gunga Salary in
United States
$33,344 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gunga (Bengali: গূঙ্গারাম, Hindi: गूंगा, Marathi: गुंगा, Oriya: ଗୁା) is found most in Angola. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gunga is the 60,837th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 880,990 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Gunga reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 41 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 110,109th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 4,019 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Angola, where it is held by 3,352 people, or 1 in 8,052. Barring Angola Gunga occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 24 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.
Gunga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Gunga last name is principally Christian (93%) in Kenya.
The amount Gunga earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.67% more than the national average, earning R 453,108 per year and in United States they earn 22.72% less than the national average, earning $33,344 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gunga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gunga in the Bengali language | ||
| গূঙ্গারাম | gungarama | - |
| Gunga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୁା | gua | 96 |
| ଗା | ga | 4 |
| Gunga in the Marathi language | ||
| गुंगा | gunga | 93.83 |
| गूंगा | gunga | 4.72 |
| गुणगा | gunaga | 0.38 |
| गुंजा | gunja | 0.13 |
| मुंगा | munga | 0.06 |
| गुंडा | gunda | 0.06 |
| गुंग | gunga | 0.06 |
| गंगा | ganga | 0.06 |
| गुगां | gugam | 0.06 |
| Gunga in the Hindi language | ||
| गूंगा | gunga | 61.42 |
| गुंगा | gunga | 31.65 |
| गुनगा | gunaga | 2.31 |
| गुन्गा | gun'ga | 1.59 |
| गूँगा | gumga | 1.45 |
| गुंगाा | gungaa | 0.43 |
| गून्गा | gun'ga | 0.29 |
| गुँगा | gumga | 0.14 |
| गुगां | gugam | 0.14 |
| गंगा | ganga | 0.14 |
| गुंजा | gunja | 0.14 |
| गुन्जा | gunja | 0.14 |
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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 Gunga
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