Kamungu Surname

133,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kamungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,4221:30,5043,820
Zambia5341:29,6823,066
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Tanzania621:853,89743,657
Kenya511:905,48833,171
Uganda411:952,17842,125
Namibia351:68,8407,364
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kamungu (267) may also be a first name.

Kamungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kamungu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kamungu is the 133,336th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,155,441 people. Kamungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamungu live; 72 percent live in Central Africa and 72 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 544,256th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 267 people.

The last name Kamungu is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,422 people, or 1 in 30,504. Apart from The DR Congo Kamungu occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 16 percent live and Malawi, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamuungu934/
Kamhungu932/
Kamungut931/
Kaumungu931/
Kamunu92498/
Kamugu9245/
Kamutengu882/
Kamunengu882/
Kamunhu86193/
Kamaunu86128/
Kamongu8663/
Kamunui8650/
Kemungu864/
Kamuinu864/
Kammunu863/
Kamunnu862/
Kamhunhu807/
Kamungoe805/
Kamounou804/
Camunu778/
Camugu772/
Kamgugu71209/
Komunou7115/
Khamumnouy711/
Komougou671/
Koumongou636/
Koumougou635/
Koumounou635/
Kamonu621,015/
Komogu623/
Kamonou57218/
Kamogou57178/
Kaumonu5713/
Kommogu571/
Kamoghou533/
Kamhonou531/
Communaux5034/
Communaud502/

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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 Kamungu
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