Kinyungu Surname

491,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kinyungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinyungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5991:77,0957,186
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Kinyungu (167) may also be a first name.

Kinyungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kinyungu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinyungu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 491,125th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 10,812,383 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kinyungu are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 708,111th most common forename in the world, held by 167 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 599 people, or 1 in 77,095. In Kenya Kinyungu is primarily concentrated in: Kitui County, where 30 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 24 percent reside and Muranga County, where 20 percent reside. Beside Kenya Kinyungu exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Kinyungu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Kinyungu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiny'ungu941/
Kinjungu882/
Kiniungu881/
Chinyungu8251/
Cinyugu801/
Kinioungou7859/
Kenjungu751/
Chinjungu716/
Kinhounou711/
Kenjunu674/
Kitgnounout631/

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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 Kinyungu
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