Mijungu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mijungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mijungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mijungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mijungu is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mijungu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mijungu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Mijungu live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 82 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 9 percent are found and Migori County, where 9 percent are found. Other than Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found and Norway, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mjungu924,519/
Miungu9214/
Mujungu863,634/
Misungu86316/
Mizungu8612/
Mihungu864/
Mjugu831/
Mujjungu8087/
Muizungu8027/
Mujuungu803/
Mojunggu801/
Mujunggu801/
Mihunghu801/
Mujugu7714/
Myungu777/
Mujunu771/
Moiugu771/
Muizhungu751/
Mihoungou751/
Muyungu71195/
Maisoungou712/
Majjugu712/
Muyongu711/
Mjugush711/
Mujughu711/
Mojongu711/
Muyunghu674/
Mauhungu672/

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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 Mijungu
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