Kanungu Surname
Approximately 1,213 people bear this surname
Kanungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 869 | 1:85,017 | 9,735 |
| Zambia | 157 | 1:100,955 | 8,060 |
| Tanzania | 100 | 1:529,416 | 34,350 |
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kanungu (72) may also be a first name.
Kanungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanungu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 310,555th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,007,870 people. The surname Kanungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanungu reside; 72 percent reside in Central Africa and 72 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kanungu is also the 1,143,416th most common first name globally. It is borne by 72 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 869 people, or 1 in 85,017. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 13 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kangungu | 93 | 1,630 | / |
| Kanung'u | 93 | 6 | / |
| Kannungu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kanuungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kainungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanunu | 92 | 1,401 | / |
| Kanugu | 92 | 1,225 | / |
| Kangunu | 86 | 60 | / |
| Kanuunu | 86 | 19 | / |
| Kaanugu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kanongu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kaanunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanhunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanunhu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khanunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kangoungou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanungoo | 80 | 3,571 | / |
| Kanungoe | 80 | 760 | / |
| Kanounou | 80 | 19 | / |
| Kamhungu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khannunu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanong'u | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanogu | 77 | 252 | / |
| Konugu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Konunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanhounou | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kanunggoe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kangougou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaungungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Konugus | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kounoungou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Konongu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Canunuy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Konuguş | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanugoe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanhounnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konhoungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konongou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kamhunhu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kounoungous | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Kanungu
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