Msungu Surname
Approximately 6,362 people bear this surname
Msungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,065 | 1:8,729 | 1,148 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Kenya | 132 | 1:349,848 | 20,694 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Msungu (15) may also be a first name.
Msungu Demographics
Msungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Msungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Msungu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Msungu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 76,958th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,145,480 people. The surname Msungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msungu are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Msungu is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6,065 people, or 1 in 8,729. In Tanzania Msungu is most frequent in: Iringa Region, where 39 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 13 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 12 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Msungu exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Msungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mshungu | 92 | 27 | / |
| Msunu | 91 | 184 | / |
| Msugu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mzungu | 83 | 12,860 | / |
| Mjungu | 83 | 4,519 | / |
| Msongu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Msutnu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mxungu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Msughu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mziungu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mshingu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hmsiunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhcungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhzungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mzugu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Mxunu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mjugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhcunu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mchugu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mchunui | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mdjugnu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mjugush | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mchaunu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mzoughui | 57 | 11 | / |
| Msonu | 55 | 2 | / |
| M'Zoughui | 53 | 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 Msungu
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