Mitungu Surname
Approximately 623 people bear this surname
Mitungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 463 | 1:99,741 | 8,752 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Tanzania | 16 | 1:3,308,851 | 50,463 |
Mitungu (102) may also be a first name.
Mitungu Demographics
Mitungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mitungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mitungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mitungu is most common in Kenya. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mitungu.
How Common Is The Last Name Mitungu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 521,888th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,697,505 people. The last name Mitungu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mitungu are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 935,178th most prevalent given name globally, held by 102 people.
Mitungu is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 463 people, or 1 in 99,741. In Kenya Mitungu is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 87 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 10 percent live and Bungoma County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.
Mitungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muitungu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Mitunu | 92 | 212 | / |
| Mitugu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muitung'u | 88 | 10 | / |
| Mutungu | 86 | 1,874 | / |
| Mitongu | 86 | 836 | / |
| Mituunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mitounu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mithunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maitoungou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muthungu | 80 | 1,040 | / |
| Mitounou | 80 | 39 | / |
| Mutung'u | 80 | 17 | / |
| Mistaunu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mutun'gu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Metugu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mitounnou | 75 | 7 | / |
| Metoungou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Metunou | 71 | 31 | / |
| Metugud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Methugu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muthingu | 67 | 211 | / |
| Metougou | 67 | 172 | / |
| Meteunou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Metounou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meatougu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meteugueu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mitonu | 62 | 6 | / |
| Metogu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mitonnu | 57 | 14 | / |
| Mitonou | 57 | 8 | / |
| Mithonu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mitonnou | 53 | 8 | / |
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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 Mitungu
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