Muchungu Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muchungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muchungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2361:195,67814,391
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muchungu (13) may also be a first name.

Muchungu Last Name Facts

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

Muchungu is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Muchungu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muchungu? popularity and diffusion

Muchungu is the 935,326th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muchungu reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 195,678. In Kenya Muchungu is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 34 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 24 percent are found and Embu County, where 20 percent are found. Other than Kenya Muchungu exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 percent are found.

Muchungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Muchungu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutchungu9421/
Muchunguh942/
Muchunu931,269/
Muchugu93743/
Mucungu9315/
Mukhungu8826/
Mushungu8823/
Muzhungu8810/
Muchingu888/
Muchunhu886/
Mucunu86117/
Mutshungu824/
Musheungu821/
Muizhungu821/
Musungu8019,476/
Muzungu8018,615/
Mujungu803,634/
Muchogu807/
Mochunu803/
Mutsungu7569/
Muizungu7527/
Mussungu7520/
Mudzungu7513/
Muzuungu753/
Mujuungu753/
Mushongu752/
Mutshunu751/
Mususngu751/
Muuzungu751/
Mujunggu751/
Muzhunhu751/
Moshungu751/
Mhuzungu751/
Mujugu7114/
Muzung'hu711/
Muzunu711/
Mujunu711/
Mousoungu711/
Mosungu67830/
Musongu6728/
Mochogu6710/
Muzugnu671/
Mousoungou671/

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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
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  • 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 Muchungu
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