Malungu Surname

117,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,919 people bear this surname

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

Malungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,3871:30,9513,871
Tanzania5701:92,8809,276
Kenya4941:93,4828,349
Zambia2471:64,1705,719
Uganda911:429,00326,108
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
France261:2,554,720189,486
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Malungu (460) may also be a first name.

Malungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malungu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malungu? popularity and diffusion

Malungu is the 117,485th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,859,542 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Malungu live; 61 percent live in Central Africa and 61 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 397,789th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 460 people.

The surname Malungu is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,387 people, or 1 in 30,951. Besides The DR Congo this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 15 percent are found and Kenya, where 13 percent are found.

Malungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Malungu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.46% less than the national average, earning R 165,264 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahlungu93250/
Maliungu937/
Malungou931/
Malungau931/
Malungut931/
Maulungu931/
Malugu9212,328/
Malunu921/
Maloungou881,201/
Mahlaungu884/
M'Malungu884/
Molungu86427/
Malongu86117/
Mallugu8675/
Malughu8650/
Maalugu868/
Malaugu867/
Mailugu864/
Malunuh861/
Malunhu861/
Maliunu861/
Malhunu861/
Malyugu861/
Maulugu861/
Malugud861/
Malounnu803/
Mahlaugu803/
Mohlungu802/
Malongou802/
Malugoud801/
Mailuneu801/
Malougou801/
Maallugu801/
Molugu772,783/
Molunu771/
Malogu771/
M'Eliungu754/
Motloungu751/
Meloungou751/
Molongu71432/
Mouloungou7110/
Moolugu7110/
Mollugu718/
Moulugu713/
Mallogu711/
Motlounu678/
Molougou671/
Molongou671/

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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
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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
  • 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 Malungu
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