Muchungi Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muchungi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muchungi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1771:260,90317,444
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Muchungi (16) may also be a first name.

Muchungi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muchungi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Muchungi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muchungi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muchungi is the 1,189,614th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname Muchungi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Muchungi are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Muchungi is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 260,903. In Kenya it is most common in: Nyeri County, where 59 percent live, Bungoma County, where 36 percent live and Kericho County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Muchungi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Muchungi surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Muchungi
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