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

Kingu (Hindi: किंगू, Marathi: िंकगु) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kingu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kingu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 38,835th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 538,104 people. The last name Kingu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kingu live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 202,756th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 1,474 people.

The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 12,988 people, or 1 in 4,076. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Singida Region, where 41 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 7 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Kingu occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and Estonia, where 0 percent reside.

Kingu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kingu surname is chiefly 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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