Mnungu Surname

603,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mnungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mnungu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5071:104,42110,188
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mnungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mnungu is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mnungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mnungu is the 603,653rd most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 14,178,105 people. The surname Mnungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mnungu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Mnungu is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 507 people, or 1 in 104,421. In Tanzania Mnungu is most prevalent in: Lindi Region, where 35 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 33 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 28 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Mnungu exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mngungu922/
Mnunu91335/
Mnugu918/
Mnongu83198/
Mnhunu831/
Minnugu771/
Mnouneu771/
Minnoungou751/
Mnogu733/
Mnhounou711/
Mngunu6710/
Mnunoe674/
Mngunui621/
Mnonu554/
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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 Mnungu
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