Kingunya Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kingunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kingunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2031:260,79620,874
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Kingunya (21) may also be a first name.

Kingunya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kingunya occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kingunya.

How Common Is The Last Name Kingunya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,076,574th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kingunya are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 21 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 203 people, or 1 in 260,796. In Tanzania Kingunya is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 63 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 37 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kengunya888/
Kingunia885/
Chingunya8277/
Kinunja801/
Kengunia7521/
Kingonyo752/
Kinhounha7125/
King'onyo717/
Chingunja711/
Kengougna711/
Kinonia674/
Koinonia632/
Chinunja632/
Kengonyo631/
Kinhounho5923/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kingunya
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