Mchungu Surname
Approximately 299 people bear this surname
Mchungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 295 | 1:179,463 | 15,628 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mchungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mchungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mchungu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 895,817th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. The last name Mchungu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchungu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 295 people, or 1 in 179,463. In Tanzania Mchungu is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 51 percent reside, Mtwara Region, where 40 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcungu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mchunga | 86 | 1,510 | / |
| Macungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makhungu | 80 | 1,232 | / |
| Maqhungu | 80 | 5 | / |
| McUnga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makungu | 71 | 44,015 | / |
| Mchanga | 71 | 1,332 | / |
| Mchonga | 71 | 144 | / |
| Mokungu | 71 | 116 | / |
| Macunga | 71 | 52 | / |
| Mchango | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mchongo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Macungo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhunga | 67 | 4,027 | / |
| MacAngus | 67 | 206 | / |
| Macungay | 67 | 50 | / |
| Mahcangu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Makhungo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Makung'u | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mahkangu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokung'u | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makgungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makunguh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makunghu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macoungo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makunguu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makumngu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makaungu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mchungu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis