Kahungu Surname

185,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kahungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo9851:75,0058,732
Tanzania5511:96,0839,553
Kenya2611:176,93413,356
Uganda2471:158,05413,770
Namibia1791:13,4602,482
Zambia201:792,49627,807
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Norway61:857,04855,549
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Kahungu (218) may also be a first name.

Kahungu Last Name Facts

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

Kahungu occurs most in The DR Congo. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 185,395th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,187,903 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kahungu live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kahungu is also the 611,412th most widely held forename on earth It is held by 218 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 985 people, or 1 in 75,005. Excluding The DR Congo it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 24 percent reside and Kenya, where 11 percent reside.

Kahungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaihungu931/
Kaungu92927/
Khungu9240/
Kajungu863,583/
Kahangu862,421/
Kayungu861,707/
Kaunggu863/
Khaungu861/
Khuungu861/
Kaiungu861/
Kungu8316,088/
Kangu835,260/
Kautingu80221/
Kahang'u8085/
Kachingu804/
Kachengu803/
Kajuungu802/
Kaiahngu801/
Kayhangu801/
Kaihangu801/
Kajungou801/
Kaingu7717,984/
Kung'u778,952/
Kangou772,159/
Kuingu77514/
Kangau77202/
Kang'u7798/
Kuyngu7789/
Kanggu7776/
Kunggu7742/
Kkungu7740/
Khangu7727/
Kuengu7727/
Kaangu7720/
Kaengu7717/
Kunguu776/
Kuungu774/
Qhungu774/
Kun'gu773/
Kunguh773/
Khongu772/
Kunghu772/
Kanguu772/
Kanguh771/
Kungou771/
Kumngu771/
Koungu771/
Kujngu771/
Kauting'u754/
Kaahyongu754/
Kajingu711,983/
Kayingu711,273/
Koungou711,127/
Kaningu71361/
Kanengu71355/
Kajangu71314/
Kayangu71286/
Kang'au71216/
Kayengu71214/
Kiyangu71124/
Kusingu71110/
Kayongu7199/
Kawengu7156/
Kangoud7147/
Kangueu7143/
Kangust7128/
Kunghui7124/
Kusengu7121/
Kuengou7118/
Khanggu719/
Kanghou719/
Khangou715/
Kacingu714/
Kang'eu714/
Kainggu713/
Kang'ui713/
Kajengu712/
Kutengu712/
Kangoup712/
Kijangu712/
Gkangou711/
Keungou711/
Kanyngu711/
Kanggau711/
Kangheu711/
Kangouh711/
Kanguhe711/
Kamngou711/
Kuyingu711/
Kuningu711/
Kutingu711/
Koyangu711/
Kuiangu711/
Kung'ui711/
Kang'uu711/
Kunggau711/
Kunguch711/
Kongu671,604/
Cungu671,143/
Cangu6769/
Kayangau6716/
Keungueu6710/
Cheungou6710/
Kiyangou679/
Kungujje673/
Khangush672/
Qangu672/
Kattingu671/
Khangoud671/
Kuchingu671/
Cheungau671/
Kayong'u671/
Kaneng'u671/
Kassengu671/
Kijjangu671/
Kouhngou671/
Cayungut671/
Kungú671/
Khasingu671/
Kaseng'u671/
Kaningau671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kahungu
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