Kingu Surname

38,835th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kingu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kingu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania12,9881:4,076565
DR Congo3831:192,89719,402
Estonia581:22,7904,104
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
United States91:40,273,215872,126
India91:85,229,487684,495
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kingu (1,474) may also be a first name.

Kingu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kingu (Hindi: किंगू, Marathi: िंकगु) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kingu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 38,835th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 538,104 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kingu are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 202,756th most common given name internationally, held by 1,474 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 12,988 people, or 1 in 4,076. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 41 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 7 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Estonia, where 0 percent are found.

Kingu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kingu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.54% less than the national average, earning $26,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaingu9117,984/
Kuingu91514/
Kingau9171/
Kiengu9139/
Kinguu919/
Kingou917/
Kinggu911/
Kinghu911/
Khingu911/
Kiongu911/
Kinu891,742/
Kngu891/
King'au83147/
King'uu834/
King'ui831/
Kinghus830/
Kainu80590/
Kengu80421/
Kinau80280/
Kinui80147/
Kinou8052/
Kyngu8048/
Kienu8040/
Cingu8038/
Kinuu8012/
Kionu8012/
Kuinu8010/
Khinu809/
Kngau808/
Kinud807/
Koinu807/
Kihnu804/
Qingu802/
Kimgu801/
Kinuy801/
Kinhu801/
Kitnu801/
Keingnou771/
Kienou7331,597/
Kingoo739,886/
Kainou731,230/
Kinhou731,046/
Gkinou73204/
Chingu73110/
Kinupp7398/
Kuyngu7389/
Keengu7353/
Qinghu7350/
Koinau7349/
Kyongu7339/
Kuinou7329/
Kuengu7327/
Kengou7326/
Keinou7324/
Kionou7323/
Kinaud7323/
Kaengu7317/
Koinui7315/
Cingou7314/
Kinaut7312/
Khainu7311/
Cingau739/
Khinnu738/
Cinghu736/
Kenggu735/
Kinust735/
Kuungu734/
Kainui734/
Kainau733/
Koinou733/
Kinuhe732/
Kinaux732/
Khuinu732/
Kengud731/
Khienu731/
Kinahu731/
Kaimnu731/
Khengu731/
Kainuu731/
Kuinui731/
Kujngu731/
Caingu731/
Kimgut731/
Kinouh731/
Qinggu731/
Kainut731/
Kuinup731/
Keinui731/
Kinout731/
Kionuy731/
Kinaus730/
Keinau730/
Kenu676,237/
King'oo676,053/
Khainus67239/
Kiehnau67143/
Kainnou67143/
Cinu6788/
Kinhult6779/
Chingou6759/
Kainaut6753/
Kengueu6743/
Kinngoe6722/
Qinghui6718/
Kin'goo6710/
Kuinuha677/
Kinautt677/
Chingau676/
Khoinou674/
Khainuz673/
Khengou672/
Keihnau671/
Keinnou671/
Khengau671/
Kgainau671/
Chinghu671/
Kinouch671/
Keungou671/
Kenghou671/
Koignou671/
Quingud671/
Quiengu671/
Qngu671/
Chinggu671/
Kainuch671/
Khgu671/
Khengnu671/
Kinoupp671/
Kinauth671/

Kingu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kingu in the Hindi language
किंगूkingu-
Kingu in the Marathi language
िंकगुinkagu50
कगुkagu25
िंकगूinkagu25

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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 Kingu
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