Lisungu Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

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

Lisungu Surname Definition:

Lisungu is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: mercy.

Lisungu 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 Congo1441:513,05340,658
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Lisungu (1,172) may also be a first name.

Lisungu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lisungu is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: mercy.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Lisungu Last Name Facts

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

Lisungu is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lisungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,447,279th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lisungu live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 231,982nd most common first name on earth, borne by 1,172 people.

It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Other than The DR Congo this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 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
Lishungu9364/
Lisunguz931/
Lisunu9252/
Lusungu861,763/
Lisongu86260/
Lisunou862/
Lijungu861/
Lisuinu860/
Lichungu80161/
Lushungu8034/
Lesunggu801/
Lussungu801/
Luzungu71172/
Lichugu71147/
Lushingu674/
Leshunou671/
Lessougou631/
Lechugus531/
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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
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  • 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lisungu
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