Mizungu Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Mizungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mizungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mizungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mizungu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mizungu? popularity and diffusion
Mizungu is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Mizungu live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mizungu is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 80 percent live and Pwani Region, where 20 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muizungu | 93 | 27 | / |
| Muizhungu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muzungu | 86 | 18,615 | / |
| Misungu | 86 | 316 | / |
| Mijungu | 86 | 15 | / |
| Mudzungu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Muzhungu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Muzuungu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mhuzungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muuzungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Missungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Micugu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Misugu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maizougou | 75 | 37 | / |
| Maizounou | 75 | 5 | / |
| Muzung'hu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musungu | 71 | 19,476 | / |
| Mizunoe | 71 | 226 | / |
| Mizunoo | 71 | 53 | / |
| Misongu | 71 | 27 | / |
| Michzounou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Maizoumnou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maisoungou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mujjungu | 67 | 87 | / |
| Mutsungu | 67 | 69 | / |
| Merzougu | 67 | 65 | / |
| Mezougou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Maissoungou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mezzougu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mutshungu | 63 | 4 | / |
| Missongou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maicongou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mayzougou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mitshingu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mutshingu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mesunu | 62 | 21 | / |
| Mesugu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Messoungou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Metsoungou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Maisousgou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Majjugu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Meesoungneu | 56 | 1 | / |
| Medjeugou | 50 | 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 Mizungu
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