Mgungu Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mgungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Tanzania831:637,85138,732
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Mgungu (27) may also be a first name.

Mgungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mgungu occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mgungu is the 847,909th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgungu live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mgungu is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 27 people.

The surname Mgungu is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Not including Malawi it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Mgungu Last Name Statistics demography

Mgungu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.07% less than the national average, earning R 61,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgungus922/
Mngungu922/
Mungu914,020/
Mgugu9129/
Mgunu9126/
Mingungu8666/
Mgoungou861/
Mhungu832,332/
Maungu831,233/
Mungau83564/
Munggu83222/
Munguh8387/
Muingu8365/
Muungu8350/
Munguu8339/
Mungus8328/
Mungou8325/
Moungu8323/
Mungut8323/
Mungup8311/
Mngunu8310/
Munghu839/
Mghunu837/
Mmungu832/
M'Gugu831/
Mungud831/
Musngu831/
Mung'u831/
Mungnu831/
Munu808,795/
Mahungu772,708/
Mutengu771,347/
Moungou771,283/
Musengu77759/
Mung'au77562/
Munengu77265/
Mingunu77157/
Mutingu77141/
Munghud77108/
Musingu7766/
Muningu7766/
Mungguh7758/
Mohungu7728/
Mengunu7722/
Mung'ou7715/
Muunguu7713/
Munguìa7710/
Mung'eu778/
Munggut777/
Munggau777/
Munguch774/
Mungahu774/
Mung'ui773/
Munghau772/
Mun'gau772/
Maungou772/
Mungaud771/
Mgusghu771/
M'Mungu771/
Mounguh771/
Mungguu771/
Munyngu771/
Mnghunu771/
Mngunui771/
Maungau771/
Maungnu771/
Mingoungou751/
Mengoungou751/
Munnu731,696/
Mongu731,523/
Maunu731,148/
Munau73316/
Munhu73193/
Munuz73161/
Muneu73152/
Munut73129/
Munus73128/
Munuh7359/
Munou7355/
Munui7354/
Muinu7326/
Mumnu7313/
Mounu738/
Munuu737/
Muunu735/
Meunu735/
Munup735/
Musnu733/
Muhnu732/
Mutnu731/
Munuj731/
Munuy731/
Mujnu731/
Mhunu731/
Munud731/
Mung'ahu7152/
Muchengu7118/
Mutengnu7115/
Moungueu7110/
Muchingu718/
Muneng'u715/
Musinguz713/
Maungnau712/
Museng'u711/
Museengu711/
Moungheu711/
Moungouh711/
Muting'u711/
Moun'gou711/
Muteng'u711/
Mutengau711/
Moungnou711/
Mhoungou711/
Mounou671,314/
Mahunu671,054/
Mongou67309/
Munahu67305/
Mongau67256/
Munnui67149/
Maunus67120/
Munaut67117/
Mouneu67106/
Mengounou6772/
Munhuu6754/
Meunou6728/
Munutt6727/
Moutengou6723/
Mhongu6714/
Munush6711/
Munaux679/
Munoup679/
McGaughuy675/
Mounus675/
Meuneu675/
Muunnu674/
Mungói674/
Mouningou674/
McGaughui673/
Musnou673/
Meunnu673/
Mungoe673/
Munnuy673/
Munhau672/
Munheu672/
Mounuz672/
Munnus672/
Munnuu672/
Munouz672/
Mounau672/
Munneu672/
Mungoo672/
Munauh672/
Maunau671/
Meunuu671/
Muinui671/
Moongu671/
Munnuh671/
Munuiz671/
Mghiengou671/
Munnau671/
Munnuz671/
Muteng'ui671/
Muting'au671/
Muinut671/
Munhus671/
Mounnu671/
Hmongu671/
Munous670/

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