Hamungu Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Hamungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1591:99,6857,986
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Hamungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hamungu is found most in Zambia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamungu? popularity and diffusion

Hamungu is the 1,369,340th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name Hamungu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamungu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Hamungu is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 99,685. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 72 percent are found, Central Province, where 14 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chamungu93103/
Haamungu932/
Amungu92163/
Jamungu8641/
Gamungu8614/
Amungou861/
Amugu83149/
Amoungou8085/
Amutengu801/
Amusingu801/
Emungu771,352/
Omungu77769/
Amongu779/
Amougu776/
Amaugu774/
Amugou773/
Amougou7124,553/
Amongou7140/
Emoungu714/
Omgungu712/
Emungau711/
Omunghu711/
Amusgut711/
Amogu671,945/
Omugu67122/
Gamougou679/
Amousgou676/
Omoungou674/
Ahmougou671/

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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 Hamungu
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