Kisungu Surname

252,652nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,566 people bear this surname

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

Kisungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,4231:51,9186,265
Kenya1011:457,22724,042
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kisungu (78) may also be a first name.

Kisungu Last Name Facts

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

Kisungu is found most in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisungu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 252,652nd most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,653,605 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kisungu are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kisungu is also the 1,091,646th most widely held first name on earth, held by 78 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,423 people, or 1 in 51,918. Excluding The DR Congo this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Kisungu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kishungu9341/
Kitsungu934/
Kaisungu931/
Kisugu9211/
Kisunu921/
Kaishungu88101/
Kizungu862,598/
Kijungu86261/
Cisungu8699/
Kusungu8675/
Kisughu8651/
Kisongu8627/
Kitsunu861/
Kishunu861/
Kaisugu861/
Kaisunu861/
Kissoungou822/
Chisungu8051/
Cishungu8049/
Kishingu8021/
Kidjungu804/
Kichungu801/
Kijjungu801/
Kisougou801/
Quisungu801/
Kushungu801/
Kizunu771/
Chishungu7534/
Kissougou7513/
Quissungu751/
Cizungu714,480/
Kuzungu7170/
Kessoungou711/
Kichugu711/
Cishugu711/
Chizungu672,951/
Chesungu677/
Kajjungu676/
Chijungu672/
Kichuguu671/
Kessounou6355/
Chizuungu634/
Kessougou632/
Cissoughou599/

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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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  • 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 Kisungu
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