Gungu Surname
Approximately 867 people bear this surname
Gungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 413 | 1:131,181 | 15,348 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Nigeria | 106 | 1:1,671,158 | 61,739 |
| Kenya | 69 | 1:669,274 | 29,584 |
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Güngü (23) are calculated separately.
Gungu (242) may also be a first name.
Gungu Demographics
Average Gungu Salary in
South Africa
R 136,476
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gungu (Hindi: गुंगू, Marathi: गुंगु, Oriya: ଗୁୁ) is found most in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms: Güngü. For other possible spellings of Gungu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gungu? popularity and diffusion
Gungu is the 404,308th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,405,474 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Gungu are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gungu is also the 574,510th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 242 people.
The surname Gungu is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 413 people, or 1 in 131,181. In South Africa Gungu is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 38 percent reside, Western Cape, where 20 percent reside and Gauteng, where 18 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.
Gungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Gungu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.57% less than the national average, earning R 136,476 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gungu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gungu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୁୁ | guu | - |
| Gungu in the Marathi language | ||
| गुंगु | gungu | 73.33 |
| गुंगू | gungu | 20 |
| गंगू | gangu | 6.67 |
| Gungu in the Hindi language | ||
| गुंगू | gungu | 44.44 |
| गुंगु | gungu | 22.22 |
| गूंगू | gungu | 22.22 |
| गुङू | gunu | 11.11 |
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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 Gungu
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