Mongu Surname

258,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mongu Surname Definition:

Mongu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: pumpkin.

Mongu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo9651:76,5598,894
Tanzania2611:202,84117,276
Cameroon1461:142,25415,835
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
India301:25,568,846339,406
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
England31:18,572,686338,250
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Mongu (613) may also be a first name.

Mongu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mongu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: pumpkin.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mongu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mongu (Bengali: মংগু, Hindi: मोंगू, Russian: Монгу) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mongu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 258,381st most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,784,994 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Mongu are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mongu is also the 337,379th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 613 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 965 people, or 1 in 76,559. Other than The DR Congo Mongu exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.

Mongu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mongu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mongu surname fell 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mongu Last Name Statistics demography

Mongu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.61% less than the national average, earning $21,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mongou91309/
Mongau91256/
Monguh9174/
Mongus9169/
Mongut9126/
Moungu9123/
Monguí9120/
Mhongu9114/
Monggu918/
Moongu911/
Momngu911/
Monguz911/
Mongnu911/
Hmongu911/
Monu895,714/
Mogu89892/
Mongush8343,962/
Moungou831,283/
Monengu83110/
Mosengu8362/
Mohungu8328/
Monguch8314/
Mongaut839/
Monggou835/
Monggus835/
Monggut833/
Mongouh833/
Mongueu833/
Mongaux833/
Mongnau832/
Monggup831/
Mongous831/
Motengu831/
Mounguh831/
Mongoud831/
Mongout831/
Motingu831/
Mong'ou831/
Hhmongu831/
Mangu8022,737/
Mungu804,020/
Mogus802,387/
Mojnu801,462/
Monau80758/
Mogou80503/
Moghu80497/
Monus80383/
Monou80382/
Moguš80339/
Mogau80144/
Mmonu80118/
Monuş80101/
Monup8085/
Mogut8077/
Moogu8064/
Monui8050/
Moonu8048/
Mohnu8044/
Monuz8043/
Monnu8036/
Moggu8032/
Moinu8032/
Moneu8014/
Mounu808/
Monuj807/
Momnu805/
Mogup805/
Moguj805/
Monux805/
Mhonu804/
Mmogu804/
Mognu803/
Monut802/
Monuu802/
Moguț802/
Monud801/
Moynu801/
Mosnu801/
Mohgu801/
Muogu801/
Moguz801/
Monuh801/
Monuš801/
Muonu801/
Mongault77200/
Monengou7764/
Moungueu7710/
Moungheu771/
Moungouh771/
Mongouha771/
Mongueuh771/
Moon'gou771/
Moun'gou771/
Moungnou771/
Mhoungou771/
Mgoungou771/
Mangus733,601/
Monnou732,746/
Mhungu732,332/
Mangut732,138/
Mangou731,592/
Mounou731,314/
Moneus731,240/
Maungu731,233/
Mougou731,094/
Mangud73584/
Mungau73564/
Manggu73445/
Mgungu73323/
Mokgau73311/
Mangau73303/
Mogueu73229/
Munggu73222/
Maangu73141/
Monhou73141/
Moghui73131/
Mongoo73128/
Mogush73117/
Mongoe73112/
Mouneu73106/
Motnut73101/
Mangnu7399/
Manguh7393/
Monaux7392/
Mhangu7391/
Munguh7387/
Muingu7365/
Manguz7363/
Mogohu7358/
Moonut7356/
Manngu7355/
Muungu7350/
Mangup7348/
Masngu7348/
Munguu7339/
Monush7336/
Manghu7334/
Manguu7334/
Monhui7332/
Mungus7328/
Monahu7328/
Mungou7325/
Monaut7323/
Mungut7323/
Moguch7318/
Mhengu7318/
Mogheu7318/
Mognou7315/
Monuit7315/
Mohnuh7312/
Mogouh7312/
Mungup7311/
Munghu739/
Monaus739/
Mokgou739/
Monuth738/
Mamngu736/
Mang'u736/
Mogaus736/
Moinus736/
Monouh736/
Mougut736/
Mounus735/
Moigau735/
Moonud735/
Moghus734/
Manguj734/
Moigut734/
Moguss733/
Monhut733/
Monutt733/
Moinou733/
Monnus733/
Monohu733/
Mounuz732/
Moonus732/
Mmungu732/
Monhus732/
Mounau732/
Monggó732/
Moghou732/
Monuch731/
Moonau731/
Moonhu731/
Moonui731/
Mougus731/
Moynud731/
Mungud731/
Monous731/
Mohnud731/
Monuis731/
Monnau731/
Moguph731/
Manguș731/
Mougup731/
Monoux731/
Monnut731/
Monaud731/
Momnou731/
Moguth731/
Moguța731/
Musngu731/
Moonnu731/
Mung'u731/
Mmangu731/
Mognus731/
Moguup731/
Monoud731/
Mounnu731/
Moutengou7123/
Mouningou714/
Manu67137,732/
Masengu6725,932/
Magu676,568/
Matengu675,146/
Manengu673,134/
Mahungu672,708/
Maningu671,730/
Mutengu671,347/
Mangoud671,234/
Manggau67797/
Musengu67759/
Matingu67688/
Masngut67602/
Mung'au67562/
Mangnus67478/
Mahangu67396/
Monneus67352/
Masngud67313/
Munengu67265/
Manggut67258/
Moinaux67221/
Monnaux67192/
Moghous67190/
Masingu67148/
Mutingu67141/
Mounoud67126/
Munghud67108/
Manggus67103/
Mang'ut6791/
Mangaud6785/
Mang'uu6780/
Moinaud6778/
Monhaut6776/
Mangush6766/
Musingu6766/
Muningu6766/
Mounaud6760/
Mungguh6758/
Moigneu6735/
Mangueu6733/
Mounous6732/
Moignau6731/
Mounnou6728/
Monnouh6726/
Mangult6722/
Mangaut6718/
Moñu6716/
Mung'ou6715/
Muunguu6713/
Manghud6712/
Mougueu6712/
Mangghu6710/
Munguìa6710/
Mouggou679/
Mangouh678/
Mung'eu678/
Mangout678/
Munggut677/
Munggau677/
Mougous676/
Mousgou675/
Moinouh674/
Monnaud674/
Munguch674/
Moghouy674/
Mougnou674/
Mougouh674/
Mounouh674/
Mungahu674/
Mohgoup674/
McGu673/
Mangous673/
Mokgohu673/
Mung'ui673/
Moonaud673/
Manguss672/
Manguha672/
Moghoud672/
Munghau672/
Manggud672/
Manghui672/
Mangoux672/
Mun'gau672/
Mangguh672/
Mangnui672/
Maungou672/
Macengu671/
Mangguu671/
Manghou671/
Manguch671/
Mungaud671/
Monouth671/
Moinuis671/
Monnuch671/
Muoghau671/
Muoguha671/
M'Mungu671/
Manyngu671/
Manngut671/
Mangnau671/
Mangnou671/
Mangaux671/
Manggou671/
Mangoup671/
Mougaud671/
Mougoud671/
Mougout671/
Mounuch671/
Mouneus671/
Moungoe671/
Monnaus671/
Mongooe671/
Mojnusz671/
Moignou671/
Moinnou671/
Moinouy671/
Moinudd671/
Momneux671/
Mungguu671/
Munyngu671/
Mogoush671/
Mogouth671/
Mogueue671/
Mogueuh671/
Mang'au671/
Maangut671/
Moumnui671/
Moonaut671/
Moonnuy671/
Moonoud671/
Maungau671/
Maungnu671/
Mangaup671/
Mangnuy671/
Monhout670/

Mongu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mongu in the Bengali language
মংগুmangu-
Mongu in the Hindi language
मोंगूmongu47.06
मोंगुmongu17.65
मॉंगूmongu17.65
मॉंगुmongu11.76
मोॅगूmoegu5.88
Mongu in the Russian language
Монгуmongu-

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