Gunguni Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gunguni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunguni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Gunguni Last Name Facts

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

Gunguni (Oriya: ଗୁନ୍ଗୁନି) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gunguni.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunguni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gunguni is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Gunguni reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Gunguni is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Other than The DR Congo Gunguni is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngunguni93153/
Guguni929/
Unguni921/
Gungune8692/
Gunguna8628/
Nguguni862/
Gunnuni861/
Gunouni861/
Ununi8313/
Ng'ung'uni821/
Gougouni8032/
Ungungai8015/
Gunguney8012/
Nghuguni809/
Gunnouni806/
Haunguni804/
Gounouni802/
Gungunne801/
Gaugauni801/
Gungunyo801/
Gusgunis801/
Gugoni7742/
Gununa7726/
Usnuni7717/
Unnuni777/
Gunune775/
Aununi772/
Unguna771/
Gununy771/
Unauni771/
Ununni771/
Ununie770/
Gougounis7510/
Ghunghune7510/
Goungouna753/
Gousgouni752/
Unnunni7158/
Gousgounis7146/
Gungone713/
Ongouni712/
Gougoni712/
Gunoune712/
Gunauna711/
Ongunni711/
Hunnuni711/
Ongunyi711/
Goenuni711/
Gungona711/
Ounouni711/
Unune67147/
Ununa6751/
Hunghuna6725/
Ougnouni673/
Gonnouni672/
Onuni672/
Ghonouni671/
Gunggona671/
Hounouni671/
Gounoune671/

Gunguni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gunguni in the Oriya language
ଗୁନ୍ଗୁନିgun'guni-

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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
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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 Gunguni
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