Muhungi Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muhungi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhungi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2371:194,85214,347
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Muhungi (11) may also be a first name.

Muhungi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muhungi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhungi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muhungi is the 1,025,894th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Muhungi reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name in the world It is held by 11 people.

Muhungi is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 237 people, or 1 in 194,852. In Kenya Muhungi is most frequent in: Muranga County, where 47 percent live, Nakuru County, where 26 percent live and Kiambu County, where 24 percent live. Beside Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Muhungi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Muhungi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muyungi86206/
Muhunge8698/
Mujungi8610/
Mujjungi8058/
Muhungye8016/
Mauhunga802/
Muhungooa751/
M'Muhunga751/
Muyunga712,130/
Mujunga71290/
Muyunge7147/
Muyongi717/
Mujongi714/
Mujunge711/
Mujjunga6721/
Muyongie6721/
Muyuunga677/
Muyungye671/
Muhoonge671/
Mujiunga671/
Mauhongga6313/
Muyonga573,310/
Mujonga57119/
Muyonge5780/
Muionga574/
Mujonge572/
Muyongea531/
Mmuyonga531/
Muyongha531/

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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 Muhungi
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