Kihungu Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kihungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kihungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1731:306,02123,488
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Kenya271:1,710,36735,924
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Kihungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kihungu is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kihungu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 844,382nd most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kihungu reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kihungu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 306,021. In Tanzania Kihungu is most frequent in: Iringa Region, where 96 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 2 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Uganda, where 11 percent are found.

Kihungu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiungu922,454/
Kihugu92171/
Kihunu921/
Kihoungou881/
Kijungu86261/
Cihungu8621/
Kuhungu865/
Kiunguu861/
Kyhungu861/
Kihughu861/
Kieungu861/
Kehungu861/
Kiugu83743/
Chihungu8025/
Kioungou8014/
Kiheugou801/
Kijjungu801/
Kyungu77362,670/
Kjungu7727/
Kijugu7718/
Kieunu772/
Cihugu771/
Kyunngu7162/
Chiungu7126/
Kuyungu7122/
Kiunuhe7110/
Kyuyngu714/
Kyunguj711/
Kiougou711/
Kieunou711/
Kijuugu711/
Kkyungu711/
Kyunguu711/
Kyungnu711/
Kuyunghu67214/
Kyugu67166/
Qiugu6751/
Kyunu6742/
Kehounou6724/
Kajjungu676/
Chijungu672/
Kajuungu672/
Kyunguth671/

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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 Kihungu
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