Madzungu Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Madzungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madzungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4291:107,6459,251
Zimbabwe2061:74,94311,057
Zambia441:360,22618,771
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Madzungu (103) may also be a first name.

Madzungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Madzungu is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Madzungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 487,389th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,701,242 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Madzungu are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Madzungu is also the 930,172nd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 103 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 429 people, or 1 in 107,645. In Kenya Madzungu is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 62 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 38 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent reside and Zambia, where 6 percent reside.

Madzungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (70%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mazungu93815/
Madzugu931/
Modzungu8821/
Mazhungu881/
Mazugu86115/
Mazunu864/
Mazoungou822/
Mozungu80145/
Macungu801/
Machungu75101/
Matsungu7533/
Mazougou7517/
Maizougou7137/
Matshungu7137/
Maizounou715/
Matzougou711/
Mayzougou711/
Matsoungou67305/
Matsugu6740/
Matzoughou671/
Mozougou631/
Matsougou59204/
Matshingu59185/
Mouzougou592/
Matsounou591/
Maicongou591/
Metsoungou561/
Matsoughou561/
Moutsoungou532/

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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 Madzungu
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