Kanzungu Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Kanzungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kanzungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanzungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanzungu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanzungu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanzungu live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Kanzungu is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bugiri District, where 91 percent reside and Kayunga District, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanjungu | 88 | 862 | / |
| Kansungu | 88 | 41 | / |
| Kamzungu | 88 | 7 | / |
| Konzungu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kandjungu | 82 | 578 | / |
| Kanjung'u | 82 | 2 | / |
| Khanjungu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kantsungu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanjugu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Cansungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kandjugu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanjumgu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kounzoungou | 74 | 4 | / |
| Kanshingu | 71 | 82 | / |
| Kanjougou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kansounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kounzougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanjhunnu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kansonu | 53 | 4 | / |
| Kansonou | 50 | 58 | / |
| 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 Kanzungu
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