Mungo Surname
Approximately 9,222 people bear this surname
Mungo Surname Definition:
The populer name of S. Kentigem. Jocelin in his life of the saint explains it as carissimus amicus, 'very deer friend,' but the formation, says Prof. Watson, "is not cleer to me" (I, p. 169). It still exists as a forename and surname. Cosmungo appears c.
Read More About This SurnameMungo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,062 | 1:17,290 | 2,231 |
| United States | 1,607 | 1:225,550 | 21,806 |
| Italy | 1,499 | 1:40,798 | 7,342 |
| DR Congo | 1,142 | 1:64,693 | 7,626 |
| Zambia | 701 | 1:22,610 | 2,435 |
| Brazil | 264 | 1:810,888 | 29,394 |
| Kenya | 171 | 1:270,058 | 17,836 |
| Argentina | 82 | 1:521,261 | 38,206 |
| Papua New Guinea | 70 | 1:116,482 | 15,803 |
| Uganda | 56 | 1:697,130 | 35,026 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Switzerland | 51 | 1:161,038 | 15,036 |
| Cameroon | 50 | 1:415,381 | 35,427 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 40 | 1:34,099 | 3,409 |
| Ivory Coast | 40 | 1:576,781 | 17,373 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Jamaica | 32 | 1:89,686 | 3,941 |
| Grenada | 22 | 1:4,933 | 609 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Liechtenstein | 11 | 1:3,489 | 390 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 187 | 1:268,549 | 21,901 |
Mungo (2,621) may also be a first name.
Mungo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The populer name of S. Kentigem. Jocelin in his life of the saint explains it as carissimus amicus, 'very deer friend,' but the formation, says Prof. Watson, "is not cleer to me" (I, p. 169). It still exists as a forename and surname. Cosmungo appears c. 1190 (REG., p. 89) as one of the witnesses to the Diuise de Stobbo, and Mungo appears in Bums's "Tam o' Shanter."
(Celtic) Gentle - Beloved [Welsh mwyn, gentle + cu (mutation-form gu), beloved] Mwyngu or Munghu was a pet-name given to Kentigern, the patron-saint of Glasgow, who passed a portion of his life in Wales.
Mungo Demographics
Average Mungo Salary in
United States
$41,226 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mungo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mungo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mungo (Hindi: मुंगो, Marathi: मुन्गो, Oriya: ମୁୋ, Russian: Мунго) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mungo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 55,124th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 790,235 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Mungo reside; 36 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 143,508th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 2,621 people.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,062 people, or 1 in 17,290. In Tanzania Mungo is mostly concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 43 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 20 percent live and Tabora Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Italy, where 16 percent live.
Mungo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mungo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mungo surname expanded 859 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 578 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mungo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mungo surname are 3.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.56% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mungo earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 24.91% more than the national average, earning €37,511 per year; in United States they earn 4.46% less than the national average, earning $41,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.33% more than the national average, earning $64,750 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mungo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mungo in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁୋ | muo | - |
| Mungo in the Marathi language | ||
| मुन्गो | mun'go | 50 |
| मुंगो | mungo | 50 |
| Mungo in the Hindi language | ||
| मुंगो | mungo | 45.45 |
| मूंगो | mungo | 33.33 |
| मुन्गो | mun'go | 9.09 |
| मुनगो | munago | 6.06 |
| मून्गो | mun'go | 3.03 |
| मूंगा | munga | 3.03 |
| Mungo in the Russian language | ||
| Мунго | mungo | - |
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