Kiungu Surname
Approximately 2,454 people bear this surname
Kiungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,415 | 1:30,592 | 3,830 |
| Kenya | 26 | 1:1,776,150 | 35,982 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Kiungu (282) may also be a first name.
Kiungu Demographics
Kiungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kiungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiungu is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiungu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 174,754th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,969,660 people. The surname Kiungu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiungu are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 527,582nd most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 282 people.
It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,415 people, or 1 in 30,592. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Kiungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kiungu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kihungu | 92 | 325 | / |
| Kijungu | 92 | 261 | / |
| Kiunguu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kieungu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kiugu | 91 | 743 | / |
| Kioungou | 86 | 14 | / |
| Kijjungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kyungu | 83 | 362,670 | / |
| Kihugu | 83 | 171 | / |
| Kjungu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Kijugu | 83 | 18 | / |
| Kieunu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kihunu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kihoungou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kyunngu | 77 | 62 | / |
| Chiungu | 77 | 26 | / |
| Kuyungu | 77 | 22 | / |
| Cihungu | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kiunuhe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kyuyngu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kiougou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kieunou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kijuugu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kihughu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kkyungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kyungnu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kyunguj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kyunguu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kyhungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kehungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kyugu | 73 | 166 | / |
| Qiugu | 73 | 51 | / |
| Kyunu | 73 | 42 | / |
| Kuyunghu | 71 | 214 | / |
| Chihungu | 71 | 25 | / |
| Kajjungu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chijungu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kyunguth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiheugou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuyugu | 67 | 282 | / |
| Kuyonu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kujonu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kyugnu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chiugu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qiugou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cihugu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kujugu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kiungu
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