Hungu Surname

137,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Hungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,7361:19,3502,461
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Indonesia1901:696,04854,032
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Kenya301:1,539,33035,755
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
India51:153,413,076951,030
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Hungu (117) may also be a first name.

Hungu Last Name Facts

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

Hungu is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hungu.

How Common Is The Last Name Hungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hungu is the 137,724th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,240,943 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Hungu live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Hungu is also the 864,112th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 117 people.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,736 people, or 1 in 19,350. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 63 percent reside, Ruvuma Region, where 11 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 8 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Hungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Hungu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chungu9121,097/
Ahungu911,674/
Hunggu9173/
Khungu9140/
Hungus9118/
Hunguu9115/
Houngu919/
Hungud912/
Hungou911/
Ungu89797/
Hugu89112/
Chuungu83157/
Chaungu83103/
Houngou8380/
Chungut8312/
Hgaungu831/
Choungu831/
Chungud831/
Khaungu831/
Khuungu831/
Hunghup831/
Hongu806,576/
Hingu802,253/
Gungu80867/
Jungu80794/
Chugu80576/
Hugus80489/
Hugou80468/
Unggu80364/
Ungau80128/
Aungu80122/
Ungut8084/
Hugut8034/
Eungu8029/
Haugu8014/
Ungup809/
Unguh805/
Oungu805/
Hugau805/
Ahugu804/
Hougu804/
Huguh803/
Ungou803/
Hughu802/
Ungus801/
Unngu801/
Utngu801/
Huggu801/
Huugu801/
Huigu801/
Cheungou7710/
Choungou778/
Chunggut778/
Chunghui773/
Chunghau772/
Ehoungou772/
Heungoup772/
Cheungau771/
Chunghou771/
Heungueu771/
Ugu753,622/
Chongu73205/
Chughu73122/
Honggu7388/
Huggup7374/
Hinggu7364/
Unggau7364/
Gunggu7356/
Gaungu7350/
Haugou7336/
Hugoud7332/
Unggut7321/
Hongou7321/
Hougou7320/
Junggu7316/
Chugus7316/
Hughus7315/
Unggus7315/
Oungou7312/
Hugaud7312/
Unguch7311/
Haugut739/
Chuggu737/
Gungau737/
Ungguh735/
Unengu735/
Chuugu734/
Juungu734/
Aunggu733/
Chougu733/
Chumgu733/
Usengu733/
Hinguj733/
Usingu732/
Hughui732/
Utingu732/
Hugaux732/
Jungau732/
Chaugu731/
Hughuy731/
Huguhe731/
Hinguu731/
Chugut731/
Goungu731/
Ungush731/
Unnggu731/
Gunguu731/
Unggou731/
Hugaus731/
Ungaud731/
Gungou731/
Chuguh731/
Chuguj731/
Chuguu731/
Huguha731/
Chuigu731/
Uengau731/
Aungus730/
Hougus730/
Hugout730/
Choutngou715/
Houngauou711/
Heunngueu711/
Jugu672,181/
Ongu671,755/
Ingu67653/
Uguz67462/
Augu67391/
Hogu67382/
Uggu67263/
Goungou67146/
Hauguth67139/
Ugau67117/
Hugault6796/
Chougou6787/
Ugut6777/
Uguh6770/
Uguu6770/
Uygu6766/
Ugus6760/
Eugu6744/
Honghou6734/
Usgu6729/
Junggau6728/
Ugup6722/
Heugoup6720/
Gunggau6714/
Hugó6713/
Houghou6711/
Ugou679/
Hinghou677/
Ougu677/
Aungudh677/
Ugud675/
Uugu674/
Chongou674/
Umgu673/
Choongu672/
Housgou672/
Uigu672/
Chaugud671/
Hausgut671/
Uchengu671/
Chughuu671/
Houmgou671/
Hougueu671/
Houngoe671/
Heugueu671/
Honguha671/
Gaungou671/
Ehougou671/
Chaugou671/
Uhgu671/
Ukgu671/
Aunggus671/
Aunggau671/
Chumgud671/
Hingggu671/
Hughuis670/
Hughuss670/
Hugheus670/

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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 Hungu
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