Kipungu Surname

233,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kipungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kipungu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3961:52,9226,382
Tanzania3321:159,46314,279
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kipungu (157) may also be a first name.

Kipungu Last Name Facts

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

Kipungu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kipungu is the 233,295th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,214,891 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipungu live; 81 percent live in Central Africa and 81 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kipungu is also the 732,696th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 157 people.

Kipungu is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,396 people, or 1 in 52,922. Outside of The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 19 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiphungu9348/
Kipunu921/
Kepungu861/
Chipungu805,105/
Chipunu717/
Chipugu711/
Chipunhu6726/
Chipfunu6710/
Chipfunhu63125/
Chiphunhu632/
Chepunu573/
Kajpogu571/
Kiponnou531/
Chepounou501/
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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 Kipungu
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