Ithungu Surname
Approximately 21,901 people bear this surname
Ithungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 21,900 | 1:1,783 | 261 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Ithungu (20) may also be a first name.
Ithungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ithungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ithungu has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ithungu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 24,660th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 332,749 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ithungu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ithungu is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 20 people.
The last name Ithungu is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 21,900 people, or 1 in 1,783. In Uganda Ithungu is most frequent in: Kasese District, where 91 percent live, Bundibugyo District, where 5 percent live and Kabarole District, where 1 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Sudan, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Githungu | 93 | 9 | / |
| Ithunngu | 93 | 6 | / |
| Ithuungu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ithunguu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ithungus | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ithuingu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ithhungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ithgungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Itungu | 92 | 1,350 | / |
| Ithugu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Yitungu | 86 | 459 | / |
| Ithugnu | 86 | 39 | / |
| Gitungu | 86 | 23 | / |
| Githugu | 86 | 18 | / |
| Ithingu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ethungu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ituungu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Itunghu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ittungu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ithuugu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ihtungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ituhngu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Itungnu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Githunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jithugu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Itunu | 83 | 112 | / |
| Itugu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Gaitungu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Itoungou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ethtungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Etungu | 77 | 332 | / |
| Itongu | 77 | 130 | / |
| Gitugu | 77 | 33 | / |
| Utungu | 77 | 24 | / |
| Itunnu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Gitunu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ituugu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaitung'u | 75 | 4 | / |
| Aitaunu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Itoongu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Itounou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Itongou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yotungu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Eutungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Itougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ittuugu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hetungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Etoungou | 67 | 690 | / |
| Etugu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Etunu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Itogu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yitongou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Itounnou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ithungu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis