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
Gungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Güngü. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 404,308th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,405,474 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Gungu reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gungu is also the 574,510th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 242 people.
It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 413 people, or 1 in 131,181. In South Africa it is most common 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 last name exists 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 bearing the 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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- 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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