Kakungu Surname

172,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kakungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,7371:9,1251,072
DR Congo5751:128,48613,821
Tanzania1181:448,65831,304
Namibia211:114,7339,093
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kakungu (265) may also be a first name.

Kakungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kakungu occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakungu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 172,362nd most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,919,690 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakungu are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kakungu is also the 546,451st most numerous forename world-wide, held by 265 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,737 people, or 1 in 9,125. In Zambia Kakungu is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 28 percent live, Northern Province, where 23 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent live. Aside from Zambia it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.

Kakungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kakungu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakung'u934/
Kakunu92112/
Kakugu9217/
Kakongu8627/
Kakughu862/
Kacungu861/
Kakughou801/
Kakungoe801/
Kakounou801/
Cakunu7717/
Kokunu7716/
Kacunu771/
Kokunuz71150/
Kacuunu712/
Kakkunoo671/
Keukeunou633/
Koukounou631/
Kokounouh631/
Kakonu621/
Kouskounou5932/
Kouconou531/

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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 Kakungu
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