Masungu Surname

297,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,282 people bear this surname

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

Masungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo9991:73,9548,630
Tanzania891:594,85037,281
Cameroon651:319,52429,358
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
Zambia221:720,45126,729
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Masungu (170) may also be a first name.

Masungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masungu is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Masungu.

How Common Is The Last Name Masungu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 297,301st most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,684,513 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masungu live; 83 percent live in Central Africa and 83 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Masungu is also the 701,320th most common given name throughout the world, held by 170 people.

The surname Masungu is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 999 people, or 1 in 73,954. Other than The DR Congo Masungu exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 7 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.

Masungu Last Name Statistics demography

Masungu earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 120.97% more than the national average, earning R 525,120 per year.

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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 Masungu
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