Mkungo Surname

542,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 591 people bear this surname

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

Mkungo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkungo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5021:107,92413,006
Tanzania791:670,14739,342
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mkungo (88) may also be a first name.

Mkungo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkungo is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkungo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkungo is the 542,751st most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,330,873 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkungo are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 88 people.

The surname Mkungo is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 502 people, or 1 in 107,924. In South Africa Mkungo is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 84 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 6 percent are found and Gauteng, where 6 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 13 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Mkungo Last Name Statistics demography

Mkungo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.34% less than the national average, earning R 94,236 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhungo925,211/
Mkaungo921/
Mkugo9110/
Mkuno911/
Mkunga832,387/
Mkongo832,051/
Mkunuo831/
Mkumgo831/
McKugo830/
Mkung'a77202/
Mkounga77113/
Mkong'o77110/
Mmkongo7760/
Mkongoa7737/
Mkhongo7722/
Mkhunga779/
Mkungah774/
Mkhumgo771/
Mkhingo771/
Mkongoi771/
Mgkongo771/
Mkonngo771/
Mkounou771/
Mkongoh771/
Mkono735,464/
Mkuna731,185/
Mkogo7320/
Mkuga733/
Mcuno731/
McUgo730/
Mkuimgou711/
Mkonga671,474/
Mkunaa6785/
Mkhono6776/
Mkauga6715/
Mkhuna6710/
Mkhogo671/
Mkonoo671/
Mkunna671/
M'Kahunga671/
Mkumna671/
McCugo670/

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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 Mkungo
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