Machungu Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Machungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 69 | 1:767,270 | 42,064 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Machungu (27) may also be a first name.
Machungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Machungu is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Machungu? popularity and diffusion
Machungu is the 1,839,022nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Machungu live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 27 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 767,270. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 91 percent reside, Mara Region, where 6 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machugu | 93 | 1,467 | / |
| Machunu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Macungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Makhungu | 88 | 1,232 | / |
| Mashungu | 88 | 565 | / |
| Machingu | 88 | 65 | / |
| Mazhungu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Macunu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Matshungu | 82 | 37 | / |
| Machogu | 80 | 3,403 | / |
| Masungu | 80 | 1,282 | / |
| Mazungu | 80 | 815 | / |
| Majungu | 80 | 25 | / |
| Mochunu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Makhugu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makhunu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matcheuneu | 78 | 10 | / |
| Madzungu | 75 | 681 | / |
| Macounou | 75 | 324 | / |
| Matsungu | 75 | 33 | / |
| Makhunou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mashongu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masungut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Machoguh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Majungau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masuungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Massungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moshungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Majugu | 71 | 18 | / |
| Majunu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mazunu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mazoungou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maicongou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosungu | 67 | 830 | / |
| Matsoungou | 67 | 305 | / |
| Mozungu | 67 | 145 | / |
| Mochogu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Massoungou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Masongu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Machonu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maisoungou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Majjugu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Majuugu | 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 Machungu
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