Malungo Surname

22,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Malungo Surname Definition:

Malungo is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: braun. A person who is considered to be very strong phyisically.

Malungo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola21,2971:1,267228
Zambia1,1511:13,7711,582
Malawi7581:22,5853,433
Tanzania4221:125,45411,822
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Malungo (1,593) may also be a first name.

Malungo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Malungo is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: braun. A person who is considered to be very strong phyisically.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Malungo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malungo is held by more people in Angola than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malungo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 22,683rd most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 304,332 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malungo are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Malungo is also the 193,676th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 1,593 people.

It is most widely held in Angola, where it is carried by 21,297 people, or 1 in 1,267. Not including Angola this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 5 percent are found and Malawi, where 3 percent are found.

Malungo Last Name Statistics demography

Malungo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.03% less than the national average, earning R 42,696 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mallungo93268/
Mahlungo9313/
Malyungo932/
Malungoa932/
Malunggo931/
Malungho931/
Mhalungo931/
Malungou931/
Maluno923/
Malugo922/
Maloungou881,201/
Malunga8662,798/
Malongo8626,069/
Malyugo8674/
Mallugo8613/
Maleugo8610/
Malugod863/
Malunoa862/
Malugoy861/
Malunos861/
Malouno861/
Malumgo861/
Molungo861/
Molungoa80793/
Malungah80226/
Malonggo80175/
Malounga80142/
Mallongo8083/
Malyunga8080/
Malongho8025/
Malungas8016/
Malongoa8011/
Meloungo809/
Maloongo806/
Malong'o806/
Mahlunga803/
Maliunga802/
Maulunga802/
Malongoo802/
Maluunga802/
Maslunga802/
Malongou802/
Maulongo801/
Malugoud801/
Malougou801/
Malaunga801/
Malung'a801/
Mailouno801/
Mailunga801/
Maleunga801/
Mallunga801/
Malumnga801/
Malungat801/
Moloungo801/
Meleungo801/
Malungha801/
Malhunga801/
Malungau801/
Molungot801/
Malogo774,461/
Maluga771,303/
Maluna77175/
Moluno7719/
Molugo773/
Mahalunga752/
Malong'ho751/
Molunggoi751/
Meloungou751/
Mgaulunga751/
Malonga7154,360/
Molongo711,971/
Malyuga711,343/
Malunas71654/
Malyuna71386/
Mallogo71153/
Malogoi71110/
Malonoh71101/
Malunat7187/
Malogho7171/
Molunga7149/
Malouna7143/
Maluuna7126/
Matluga7119/
Maliuga7116/
Mayluna7116/
Mauluna7116/
Maluina7113/
Mouloungou7110/
Mouluno719/
Molyugo717/
Malugat717/
Malluga716/
Malouga714/
Malumga713/
Mailuna712/
Malauga712/
Mailogo712/
Malugga712/
Malguna712/
Malonho712/
Malunna711/
Malauna711/
Malumna711/
Maaluga711/
Malogoy711/
Maloogo711/
Malluna711/
Maluuga711/
Malugad711/
Malugas711/
Malunaz711/
Moleugo711/
Molougo711/
Melunga711/
Maleuga711/
Malunah711/
Malonoy710/
Moulongo671,019/
Mallonga67572/
Malonoha67112/
Molongoa6744/
Mallunat6742/
Maluhyna6711/
Maylunas6710/
Maliunas678/
Mahlunah677/
Malounas674/
Malhauna673/
Maloumna673/
Malongha673/
Mholongo672/
Matlunad672/
Malyuiga671/
Malyuina671/
Maloonga671/
Malaugha671/
Matlouna671/
Maslouna671/
Mailauga671/
Malgouna671/
Malhouga671/
Malongga671/
Malonhoo671/
Mallouna671/
Malunhad671/
Moloengo671/
Molougou671/
Molounga671/
Mallumga671/
Malougha671/
Mailogoa671/
Mailuneu671/
Motlouno671/
Moilongo671/
Molongou671/
Malyuyna671/
Maalonga671/

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