Ilunga Surname
Approximately 1,375,486 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,360,893 | 1:54 | 1 |
| Zambia | 8,875 | 1:1,786 | 249 |
| Angola | 2,563 | 1:10,530 | 1,295 |
| Tanzania | 489 | 1:108,265 | 10,505 |
| Belgium | 385 | 1:29,861 | 4,826 |
| Somalia | 343 | 1:39,219 | 1,895 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| South Africa | 253 | 1:214,141 | 22,604 |
| France | 183 | 1:362,966 | 54,247 |
| United States | 166 | 1:2,183,488 | 137,532 |
| Congo | 146 | 1:34,172 | 3,362 |
| Kenya | 134 | 1:344,626 | 20,573 |
| Namibia | 131 | 1:18,392 | 3,222 |
| England | 120 | 1:464,317 | 30,397 |
| Canada | 103 | 1:357,724 | 32,292 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Rwanda | 49 | 1:231,938 | 1,267 |
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 20 | 1:8,871 | 586 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
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.
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Ilunga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ilunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ilunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ilunga (Russian: Илунга) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ilunga.
How Common Is The Last Name Ilunga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ilunga is the 370th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,298 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ilunga are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ilunga is also the 20,637th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 43,767 people.
It is the most prevalent last name in one country:The DR Congo, where 99 percent are found. This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,360,893 people, or 1 in 54. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 69 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 1 percent are found and Angola, where 0 percent are found.
Ilunga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Ilunga surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political 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
Ilunga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ilunga in the Russian language | ||
| Илунга | ilunga | - |
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