Kashunju Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kashunju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kashunju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda651:600,60431,967
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Kashunju (22) may also be a first name.

Kashunju Last Name Facts

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

Kashunju is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kashunju? popularity and diffusion

Kashunju is the 1,775,494th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name Kashunju is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kashunju reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 22 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 600,604. In Uganda Kashunju is most frequent in: Kanungu District, where 20 percent live, Sheema District, where 17 percent live and Rukungiri District, where 12 percent live. Apart from Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 38 percent live and Rwanda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kashuunju941/
Kashunjju941/
Kasunju935/
Katshundju891/
Kashunzu882/
Kasunoju881/
Kasunzu802,384/
Kasunyu8060/
Kasunsu8059/
Katchundju781/
Kkasunzu751/
Kosunoju751/
Keishunyu711/
Kosuncu6782/
Kouchounzou531/
Kasonsu531/
Cosgunsu5019/

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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 Kashunju
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