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 last name Gungu (Hindi: गुंगू, Marathi: गुंगु, Oriya: ଗୁୁ) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Güngü. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gungu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 404,308th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,405,474 people. The last name Gungu occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Gungu reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 574,510th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 242 people.
The surname Gungu is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 413 people, or 1 in 131,181. In South Africa Gungu is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 38 percent are found, Western Cape, where 20 percent are found and Gauteng, where 18 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.
Gungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Gungu surname is chiefly 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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- 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 Gungu
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