Mahungu Surname

160,920th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,708 people bear this surname

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

Mahungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,9501:37,8874,695
South Africa3201:169,30518,832
Zimbabwe1901:81,25411,884
Tanzania1031:513,99633,942
Kenya751:615,73228,396
France181:3,690,151224,666
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Congo71:712,72815,723
England61:9,286,343223,652
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Mahungu (110) may also be a first name.

Mahungu Last Name Facts

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

Mahungu (Hindi: महूंगू, Marathi: महुंगु, Oriya: ମହୁୁସାହୁ) is most common in The DR Congo. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 160,920th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,691,117 people. Mahungu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mahungu live; 72 percent live in Central Africa and 72 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 110 people.

The surname Mahungu is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,950 people, or 1 in 37,887. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside.

Mahungu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mahungu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 29.5% less than the national average, earning R 167,544 per year; in United States they earn 100.23% more than the national average, earning $86,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.62% less than the national average, earning $41,425 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayhungu932/
Mhungu922,332/
Maungu921,233/
Mayungu86504/
Mahangu86396/
Mohungu8628/
Majungu8625/
Maungou862/
Maiungu861/
Maungau861/
Mangu8322,737/
Mungu834,020/
Machengu8069/
Machingu8065/
Mahangud8029/
Mahiangu8026/
Mahangou8021/
Mahwengu809/
Mahiongu804/
Mahangau802/
Masihngu801/
Majungau801/
Maheangu801/
Mhoungou801/
Maingu7710,158/
Mangus773,601/
Mangut772,138/
Mangou771,592/
Mangud77584/
Mungau77564/
Manggu77445/
Mgungu77323/
Mangau77303/
Munggu77222/
Muengu77205/
Maangu77141/
Manguh7793/
Mhangu7791/
Munguh7787/
Muingu7765/
Manguz7763/
Manngu7755/
Muungu7750/
Mangup7748/
Masngu7748/
Munguu7739/
Meangu7738/
Manguu7734/
Mungus7728/
Mungou7725/
Moungu7723/
Mungut7723/
Mhongu7714/
Mungup7711/
Munghu779/
Mamngu776/
Mang'u776/
Manguj774/
Mmungu772/
Maengu771/
Mungud771/
Maumgu771/
Manguș771/
Musngu771/
Mung'u771/
Mmangu771/
Mayoungou75379/
Machenngu751/
Masengu7125,932/
Matengu715,146/
Manengu713,134/
Maningu711,730/
Mutengu711,347/
Moungou711,283/
Mangoud711,234/
Mayangu71818/
Manggau71797/
Musengu71759/
Mayingu71702/
Matingu71688/
Masngut71602/
Mung'au71562/
Muyengu71461/
Masngud71313/
Muyangu71289/
Munengu71265/
Manggut71258/
Masingu71148/
Mutingu71141/
Mujangu71109/
Munghud71108/
Manggus71103/
Mujingu7197/
Mayengu7196/
Mang'ut7191/
Mangaud7185/
Mang'uu7180/
Muyingu7169/
Mangush7166/
Musingu7166/
Muningu7166/
Maingou7163/
Mungguh7158/
Majangu7151/
Mangueu7133/
Mawengu7130/
Mayongu7128/
Mangult7122/
Majingu7121/
Mangaut7118/
Mung'ou7115/
Muunguu7113/
Majengu7112/
Munguìa7110/
Maungoo719/
Maiangu719/
Mangouh718/
Mung'eu718/
Mangout718/
Munggut717/
Munggau717/
Munguch714/
Maungoe714/
Mangous713/
Mung'ui713/
Miyangu712/
Manguss712/
Manguha712/
Munghau712/
Manggud712/
Mangoux712/
Mun'gau712/
Mangguh712/
Mainggu711/
Macengu711/
Mangguu711/
Manghou711/
Manguch711/
Mehangu711/
Mungaud711/
M'Mungu711/
Manyngu711/
Maingau711/
Manngut711/
Mangaux711/
Manggou711/
Mangoup711/
Mounguh711/
Meyangu711/
Mungguu711/
Munyngu711/
Muyongu711/
Mang'au711/
Meangut711/
Maangut711/
Mangaup711/
Matingou672,504/
Mongu671,523/
Mahangoe67245/
Maingaud67182/
Mangó67165/
Maningou6768/
Mangoush6755/
Mainguth6752/
Mangauhe6729/
Mamgu6720/
Muchengu6718/
Maingaut6717/
Meyangou6714/
Mayangou6712/
Moungueu6710/
Muchingu678/
Mangault676/
Muneng'u675/
Mmatengu674/
Mumgu674/
Massengu674/
Manggaup673/
Maninggu673/
Musinguz673/
Mangueup672/
Mahajanguha671/
Museng'u671/
Museengu671/
Maiangus671/
Matengou671/
Matengut671/
Matenguu671/
Masingau671/
Masenngu671/
Manyngou671/
Manengou671/
Moungheu671/
Moungouh671/
Moyangau671/
Muting'u671/
Moun'gou671/
Masing'u671/
Mateng'u671/
Muteng'u671/
Mutengau671/
Massingu671/
Matinggu671/
Mgoungou671/

Mahungu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahungu in the Hindi language
महूंगूmahungu-
Mahungu in the Oriya language
ମହୁୁସାହୁmahuusahu-
Mahungu in the Marathi language
महुंगुmahungu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahungu
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