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 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
Ilunga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ilunga in the Russian language | ||
| Илунга | ilunga | - |
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