Muchunga Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Muchunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 94 | 1:491,276 | 25,271 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 1:280,695 | 28,958 |
| Zambia | 10 | 1:1,584,992 | 31,679 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Muchunga (88) may also be a first name.
Muchunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muchunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muchunga occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muchunga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Muchunga is the 1,009,375th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Muchunga reside; 38 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Muchunga is also the 1,017,994th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 88 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 491,276. In Kenya Muchunga is most frequent in: Nakuru County, where 78 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 10 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 4 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 22 percent are found.
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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 Muchunga
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