Khasungu Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Khasungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khasungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6211:74,3646,962
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Khasungu (12) may also be a first name.

Khasungu Last Name Facts

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

Khasungu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Khasungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khasungu is the 522,545th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,716,312 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Khasungu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Khasungu is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Khasungu is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 621 people, or 1 in 74,364. In Kenya Khasungu is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 73 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 24 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Khasungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Khasungu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khashungu941/
Kasungu932,795/
Katsungu88260/
Kashungu88152/
Khazungu881/
Kaisungu881/
Kasuingu881/
Kasunu86102/
Kasugu8616/
Hasunu861/
Kazungu8077,281/
Kajungu803,583/
Kasongu80683/
Kashugu805/
Kosungu801/
Kashunu801/
Kasumgu801/
Kasuunu801/
Kacungu801/
Kaisugu801/
Kaisunu801/
Chazungu75577/
Kashingu75441/
Kadjungu7568/
Kasong'u7541/
Kasounou756/
Kajjungu756/
Kazuungu756/
Kazhungu755/
Kazzungu753/
Kajuungu752/
Kazunngu751/
Kashuugu751/
Kajungou751/
Kazunguh751/
Haasongu751/
Kason'gu751/
Kaishungu71101/
Kauchungu7171/
Kachung'u7136/
Hassounou7112/
Kassougou7112/
Kazugu715/
Kassounou715/
Kasogu713/
Casunu712/
Hosunu712/
Kashing'u712/
Kazunu711/
Kassogu6713/
Kazongu674/
Kessoungou671/
Hosunnu671/
Kossoungou671/
Kasszougou671/
Kazuugu671/

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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 Khasungu
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