Kadungu Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kadungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kadungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Zimbabwe1151:134,24617,609
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kadungu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kadungu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kadungu has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kadungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 906,170th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kadungu reside; 53 percent reside in Central Africa and 53 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

Kadungu is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 470,571. Apart from The DR Congo it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 39 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaddungu932/
Kadugu92663/
Kadunu9234/
Kadughu8610/
Kodungu864/
Kaduugu862/
Kadongu862/
Kadhunu861/
Kaddugu861/
Kadunus861/
Koidungu809/
Kadougou803/
Kodunu7772/
Kodugu7728/
Kodongu711/
Koudoungou711/
Cadugau710/
Kodougou676/
Kodounou674/
Koudougu672/
Koidunou671/
Koudugou671/
Koudougou6330,367/
Koudounou6319/
Kadonu628/
Koudougnou592/
Kouddougou591/
Kodhogu579/
Kadonou575/
Kadoneu571/
Coudougou501/

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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 Kadungu
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