Jungu Surname
Approximately 794 people bear this surname
Jungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| Uganda | 185 | 1:211,023 | 16,608 |
| Tanzania | 114 | 1:464,400 | 32,092 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Jungu (595) may also be a first name.
Jungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jungu (Hindi: जुगूं, Marathi: जंगु, Oriya: ଯୁୂ) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jungu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 433,161st most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 9,178,269 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Jungu are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Jungu is also the 342,839th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 595 people.
This surname is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Excluding Malawi it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 23 percent live and Tanzania, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jungu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jungu in the Hindi language | ||
| जुगूं | jugum | - |
| Jungu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଯୁୂ | yuu | 50 |
| ଜୁୂ | juu | 50 |
| Jungu in the Marathi language | ||
| जंगु | jangu | 50 |
| जूंगु | jungu | 25 |
| जुंगू | jungu | 25 |
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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 Jungu
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