Mungalu Surname

229,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mungalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mungalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,2811:12,3731,422
DR Congo4511:163,81316,894
India141:54,790,384527,769
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mungalu (222) may also be a first name.

Mungalu Last Name Facts

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

Mungalu (Hindi: मुंगलू, Marathi: मुंगलू, Oriya: ମୁ) is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mungalu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 229,623rd most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,131,262 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mungalu reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 605,116th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 222 people.

The surname Mungalu is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,281 people, or 1 in 12,373. In Zambia it is most common in: Southern Province, where 53 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 21 percent are found and Central Province, where 16 percent are found. Other than Zambia Mungalu exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Mungalu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mungalu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mungalu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.7% less than the national average, earning R 57,756 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mung'alu93105/
Munghalu9331/
Moungalu933/
Mungallu931/
Mugalu9220,860/
Munalu924/
Muningalu883/
Mungelu86220/
Mungolu8629/
Mongalu8627/
Mughalu8612/
Mugalau863/
Muggalu862/
Muygalu861/
Mugailu861/
Munnalu861/
Mougalu861/
Muugalu861/
Moughalu80134/
Muggallu8011/
Mungholu809/
Mungollu803/
Monghalu803/
Maughalu802/
Mounalou801/
Mougalou801/
Mung'elu801/
Mogalu77137/
Monalu77100/
Mugolu778/
Munolu771/
Mmoughalu754/
Moungolou751/
Mughalout751/
Moghalu71361/
Mongolu71183/
Munoğlu7116/
Mogallu7111/
Mogalau719/
Munollu717/
Mogaliu714/
Mugollu714/
Muggolu713/
Moungoulou712/
Moggalu711/
Monalou711/
Mugaloo711/
Mounolou6717/
Munnollu671/
Mongolou671/
Mmoghalu671/
Munhollu670/

Mungalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mungalu in the Hindi language
मुंगलूmungalu-
Mungalu in the Oriya language
ମୁmu93.33
ଲୁlu6.67
Mungalu in the Marathi language
मुंगलूmungalu66.67
मुंगलुmungalu22.22
मूंगळूmungalu11.11

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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
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  • 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 Mungalu
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