Mungoma Surname

150,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mungoma Surname Definition:

Mungoma is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: traditional drum.

Mungoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,5401:25,3503,593
Zambia4901:32,3473,306
Kenya4721:97,8398,619
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
Zimbabwe751:205,84323,645
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mungoma (56) may also be a first name.

Mungoma Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mungoma is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: traditional drum.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mungoma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mungoma occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mungoma.

How Common Is The Last Name Mungoma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 150,965th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,496,590 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mungoma live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 37 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 56 people.

The last name Mungoma is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,540 people, or 1 in 25,350. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 39 percent live, Manafwa District, where 31 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 7 percent live. Beside Uganda it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 17 percent live and Kenya, where 16 percent live.

Mungoma Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Mungoma earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.97% less than the national average, earning R 102,264 per year and in United States they earn 45.31% more than the national average, earning $62,700 USD per year.

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