Ilunga Surname

370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,375,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ilunga Surname User-submission:

The Ilunga surname comes from the word ilunga, which means 'a person who is ready to forgive any abuse for the first time, to tolerate it a second time, but never a third time' in the Tshiluba language, spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Ilunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,360,8931:541
Zambia8,8751:1,786249
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
Tanzania4891:108,26510,505
Belgium3851:29,8614,826
Somalia3431:39,2191,895
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
South Africa2531:214,14122,604
France1831:362,96654,247
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Congo1461:34,1723,362
Kenya1341:344,62620,573
Namibia1311:18,3923,222
England1201:464,31730,397
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
Uganda411:952,17842,125
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Sweden231:428,12030,474
São Tomé and Príncipe201:8,871586
India171:45,121,493474,784
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Norway71:734,61250,907
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
China61:227,886,92811,701
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Ilunga (43,767) may also be a first name.

Ilunga Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ilunga surname comes from the word ilunga, which means 'a person who is ready to forgive any abuse for the first time, to tolerate it a second time, but never a third time' in the Tshiluba language, spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

- Ilunga

Ilunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ilunga (Russian: Илунга) is found most in The DR Congo. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Ilunga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilunga? popularity and diffusion

Ilunga is the 370th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,298 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ilunga live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ilunga is also the 20,637th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 43,767 people.

It is the most commonly used surname in one country:The DR Congo, where 99 percent reside. The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,360,893 people, or 1 in 54. Excluding The DR Congo Ilunga is found in 69 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent reside and Angola, where 0 percent reside.

Ilunga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Ilunga last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Ilunga earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 393.36% more than the national average, earning R 1,172,420 per year; in United States they earn 16.75% less than the national average, earning $35,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.15% less than the national average, earning $35,699 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jilunga92567/
Ilounga92288/
Illunga92218/
Iluinga92116/
Ilunnga9282/
Yilunga9282/
Iliunga9262/
Ilungha9241/
Ilungaz9234/
Hilunga9230/
Ilungaa9229/
Ilungai9221/
Ilung'a926/
Ilungat925/
Ilungga924/
Iluunga924/
Iluynga924/
Ilujnga921/
Iluncga921/
Ilunhga921/
Oilunga921/
Uilunga921/
Gilunga921/
Ilungah921/
Iluga91332/
Iluna91317/
Hilungga863/
Ilung'ah861/
Iloungha861/
Ilonga8315,714/
Ilouga83769/
Elunga83524/
Ylunga83260/
Ulunga8360/
Ilungo8329/
Ilugna8328/
Jlunga8321/
Ilouna8316/
Hiluna838/
Jiluga836/
Ilunge835/
Hiluga834/
Iluina833/
Ilauna833/
Ilugai833/
Ilumga832/
Ilguna832/
Jiluna831/
Ilunaa831/
Ilugat831/
Iluhga831/
Ilungi831/
Ailuna831/
Elungat776,653/
Hilonga774,417/
Elounga77310/
Ailonga77206/
Hulunga7738/
Iluhina7733/
Jilonga7727/
Gelunga7716/
Ilgunay7711/
Illonga777/
Hilugas776/
Yilonga775/
Ulungga774/
Jilauna771/
Islauna771/
Gilunna771/
Hailuna771/
Ilong'a771/
Ilongea771/
Jilunge771/
Helunga771/
Ilongha771/
Elung'a771/
Elungai771/
Ilongga771/
Gilluna770/
Ilona731,046/
Eluna73797/
Iloga73411/
Eluga73284/
Ilugo73262/
Iluno73215/
Hailonga711,943/
Elung'at71265/
Iloungou71206/
Hillonga7116/
Hulungau7111/
Iliuhina717/
Hhilonga714/
Gelungau711/
Hilongai711/
Elungait711/
Elungatt711/
Elonga676,232/
Ilongo673,290/
Elouna671,575/
Elouga671,061/
Ilouno67423/
Ilonge67296/
Elungi67255/
Ilongi67160/
Elunge6760/
Illona6757/
Ilonna6728/
Heluga6727/
Elugat6719/
Ilogah6717/
Hilona6713/
Ailuno6712/
Hailyunas6712/
Elugah679/
Elunai675/
Hiloga675/
Yoluna675/
Elunas674/
Ilunoh674/
Ilonai674/
Iloona674/
Elluga673/
Geluna673/
Illuno673/
Illoga673/
Elauna673/
Jilona672/
Ulungo672/
Jiloga671/
Ilogha671/
Elusna671/
Elyuna671/
Geluga671/
Elumna671/
Elunna671/
Eluina671/
Ilonaș671/
Ilonța671/
Hiluno671/
Ylonga671/
Gilugo671/
Elugha671/
Elunat671/
Ailona671/
Elung'a'T671/
Eliuna671/
Giloungou671/
Gelunggah671/

Ilunga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ilunga in the Russian language
Илунгаilunga-

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