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 surname Kanjungu is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kanjungu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanjungu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 406,240th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 8,454,230 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 811 people, or 1 in 19,544. In Zambia Kanjungu is most common in: North-Western Province, where 77 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 10 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Zambia Kanjungu occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
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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