Kivungu Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

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

Kivungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kivungu 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 Congo1371:539,26742,095
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Kivungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kivungu is most common in The DR Congo. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivungu? popularity and diffusion

Kivungu is the 1,491,356th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kivungu are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Kivungu is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 539,267. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent reside.

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
Kuivungu931/
Kivunu928/
Kiwungu8672/
Civungu861/
Chivungu8014/
Kiviengu801/
Kibunu7799/
Kevunu771/
Kiwugu771/
Chivhungu751/
Kiboungou751/
Kebungu716/
Kibuggu712/
Koivogu711/
Kibounou677/
Chiwungu672/
Kebunau579/
Kewounou531/
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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 Kivungu
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