Kandungu Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kandungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kandungu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kandungu (25) may also be a first name.

Kandungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kandungu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kandungu is the 1,465,390th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Kandungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Kandungu live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kandungu is also the 2,136,160th most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 25 people.

It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and Angola, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kandugu937/
Kandunu931/
Kandongu8835/
Kandughu886/
Khandugu881/
Kandong'u821/
Kandogu803/
Khandugaud784/
Kondongu754/
Koundoungou742/
Kondougou712/
Kamdounou711/
Kamdougou711/
Kondogu674/
Kandonu672/
Koundougou671/
Kandonou63631/
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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 Kandungu
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