Kavungu Surname
Approximately 2,767 people bear this surname
Kavungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,902 | 1:38,843 | 4,790 |
| Zambia | 795 | 1:19,937 | 2,212 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kavungu (88) may also be a first name.
Kavungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kavungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kavungu is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kavungu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kavungu? popularity and diffusion
Kavungu is the 157,975th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,633,735 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kavungu are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kavungu is also the 1,017,994th most widely held given name in the world, held by 88 people.
It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,902 people, or 1 in 38,843. Barring The DR Congo Kavungu exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 29 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khavungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kavugu | 92 | 51 | / |
| Kavunu | 92 | 15 | / |
| Kavoungou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kawungu | 86 | 859 | / |
| Kavingu | 86 | 92 | / |
| Kavougou | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kavounus | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kawuungu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kabhungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuivungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kawugu | 77 | 21 | / |
| Gkavounou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kaboungou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kabughu | 71 | 41 | / |
| Kabunhu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kabuggu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kabuugu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawumgu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawongu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabounou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kawounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kobugu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kowunu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Koivogu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cabugau | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kouwonou | 53 | 1,860 | / |
| Kouwonnou | 50 | 6 | / |
| Kouwounou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Koubounou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Kavungu
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