Kanjungu Surname
Approximately 862 people bear this surname
Kanjungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 811 | 1:19,544 | 2,174 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Kanjungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanjungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanjungu is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kanjungu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanjungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanjungu is the 406,240th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,454,230 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanjungu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Kanjungu is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 811 people, or 1 in 19,544. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 77 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 10 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kandjungu | 94 | 578 | / |
| Kanjung'u | 94 | 2 | / |
| Khanjungu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kanjugu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kanyungu | 88 | 765 | / |
| Kansungu | 88 | 41 | / |
| Kanzungu | 88 | 16 | / |
| Kenjungu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanjumgu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanjongu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanjougou | 82 | 8 | / |
| Kamnyungu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kaniugu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kanyugu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kanjogu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanhunu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanjhunnu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kamzungu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Konzungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cansungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanhounou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kanneeogu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konhoungou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanhounnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kounzoungou | 63 | 4 | / |
| Konhougou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Cansüngü | 50 | 21 | / |
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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 Kanjungu
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