Kasungu Surname
Approximately 2,795 people bear this surname
Kasungu Surname User-submission:
The surname Kazungu or Kasungu means 'blessed one'.
Kazungu also means a 'person of a lighter skin color'. This can be seen in the fact that Africans call white people mzungu, meaning 'one who is of a light skin complexion'.
Read More About This SurnameKasungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,360 | 1:31,305 | 3,899 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Zambia | 76 | 1:208,552 | 13,419 |
| Kenya | 26 | 1:1,776,150 | 35,982 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kasungu (185) may also be a first name.
Kasungu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Kazungu or Kasungu means 'blessed one'.
Kazungu also means a 'person of a lighter skin color'. This can be seen in the fact that Africans call white people mzungu, meaning 'one who is of a light skin complexion'.
Kazungu, in Kenya, is mostly used by the Agiriama community followed by the Taita community. These are coastal Bantu people. This name can also be found within the Rwandese Bantu people.
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Kasungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kasungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kasungu occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasungu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 156,607th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,607,351 people. The last name Kasungu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasungu live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kasungu is also the 669,105th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 185 people.
Kasungu is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,360 people, or 1 in 31,305. Apart from The DR Congo Kasungu exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 10 percent live and Zambia, where 3 percent live.
Kasungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khasungu | 93 | 622 | / |
| Katsungu | 93 | 260 | / |
| Kashungu | 93 | 152 | / |
| Kaisungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kasuingu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kasunu | 92 | 102 | / |
| Kasugu | 92 | 16 | / |
| Kaishungu | 88 | 101 | / |
| Khashungu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kazungu | 86 | 77,281 | / |
| Kajungu | 86 | 3,583 | / |
| Kasongu | 86 | 683 | / |
| Kashugu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kaisugu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kosungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kacungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kasuunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kasumgu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kashunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaisunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kashingu | 80 | 441 | / |
| Kadjungu | 80 | 68 | / |
| Kasong'u | 80 | 41 | / |
| Kazuungu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kajjungu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kasounou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kazhungu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kazzungu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kajuungu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kazunngu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kashuugu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kajungou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kazunguh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khazungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kason'gu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kazugu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kasogu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Casunu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kazunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kauchungu | 75 | 71 | / |
| Kachung'u | 75 | 36 | / |
| Kassougou | 75 | 12 | / |
| Kassounou | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kashing'u | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kassogu | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kazongu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kessoungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kossoungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasszougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kazuugu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kazhingu | 67 | 201 | / |
| Kachhunu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kachun'u | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kazungoo | 67 | 1 | / |
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