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 last name Jungu (Hindi: जुगूं, Marathi: जंगु, Oriya: ଯୁୂ) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jungu is the 433,161st most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,178,269 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Jungu live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Jungu is also the 342,839th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 595 people.
The last name Jungu is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Barring Malawi Jungu exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 23 percent are found and Tanzania, where 14 percent are found.
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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- 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 Jungu
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