Mkhungu Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mkhungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkhungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459

Mkhungu Last Name Facts

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

Mkhungu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkhungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkhungu is the 4,307,654th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkhungu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 43 percent live, Western Cape, where 43 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live.

Mkhungu Last Name Statistics demography

Mkhungu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.64% less than the national average, earning R 60,276 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkungu922,688/
Mhungu922,332/
Mkhunu924/
Mkunguh864/
Mkunguu862/
Mhkungu861/
Mhcungu861/
Mkung'u861/
Mkunu8336/
Mkugu836/
Mhunu831/
Mhoungou801/
Mjungu774,519/
Mhcunu779/
Mqhunu777/
Mkumgu773/
Mckunu772/
Mkongu771/
Mhugnu771/
Mkong'u719/
Mchunui712/
Mkounou711/
Mchaunu711/
Mhuunhu711/
Mkuimgou671/
Mgcunu629/
McAugus570/
Mkonu507/

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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 Mkhungu
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