Kachungu Surname
Approximately 552 people bear this surname
Kachungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 537 | 1:29,516 | 3,050 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kachungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kachungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kachungu has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kachungu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 571,325th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 13,202,076 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kachungu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Kachungu is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 537 people, or 1 in 29,516. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 74 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 12 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 11 percent reside. Besides Zambia it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kauchungu | 94 | 71 | / |
| Kachung'u | 94 | 36 | / |
| Katchungu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kachugu | 93 | 9 | / |
| Kachunu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kacungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kachongu | 88 | 404 | / |
| Kachhunu | 88 | 5 | / |
| Kazhungu | 88 | 5 | / |
| Kachingu | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kachun'u | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kacunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Katshungu | 82 | 56 | / |
| Kachong'u | 82 | 46 | / |
| Kauchingu | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kazungu | 80 | 77,281 | / |
| Kacuunu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Katsungu | 75 | 260 | / |
| Kadzungu | 75 | 59 | / |
| Kazuungu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kajjungu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kajuungu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kazunngu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kazunguh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kajungou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khazungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katshongu | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kajunu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Katsiungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kazunu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kachonu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kouchounou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kajjugu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khajugu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kotchounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koutchougou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kajougou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kozoungou | 59 | 4 | / |
| Cazaunau | 50 | 49 | / |
| Kochonou | 50 | 10 | / |
| Khochonu | 50 | 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 Kachungu
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