Mungu Surname
Approximately 4,020 people bear this surname
Mungu Surname Definition:
Mungu is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: pumpkin.
Mungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,066 | 1:35,760 | 4,429 |
| Cameroon | 408 | 1:50,905 | 6,660 |
| Zambia | 330 | 1:48,030 | 4,567 |
| Tanzania | 234 | 1:226,246 | 18,784 |
| Uganda | 212 | 1:184,148 | 15,212 |
| Nigeria | 194 | 1:913,107 | 39,493 |
| Kenya | 165 | 1:279,878 | 18,255 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Papua New Guinea | 138 | 1:59,085 | 7,566 |
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 1:280,695 | 28,958 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Mungu (2,348) may also be a first name.
Mungu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mungu is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: pumpkin.
Mungu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: pumpkin town.
Mungu Demographics
Average Mungu Salary in
South Africa
R 46,932
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mungu (Hindi: मुनगू, Marathi: मुंगु, Oriya: ମୁୂ) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mungu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 114,945th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,812,822 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mungu live; 62 percent live in Central Africa and 62 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mungu is also the 153,451st most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 2,348 people.
It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,066 people, or 1 in 35,760. Without taking into account The DR Congo it is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside and Zambia, where 8 percent reside.
Mungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mungu last name is predominantly Christian (75%) in Kenya.
Mungu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.25% less than the national average, earning R 46,932 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mungu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mungu in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁୂ | muu | - |
| Mungu in the Marathi language | ||
| मुंगु | mungu | 71.79 |
| मुंगू | mungu | 7.69 |
| मूंगु | mungu | 7.69 |
| मंगु | mangu | 5.13 |
| मंूगु | mamugu | 2.56 |
| मु्गु | mugu | 2.56 |
| मुन्गु | mun'gu | 2.56 |
| Mungu in the Hindi language | ||
| मुनगू | munagu | 56.41 |
| मुंगू | mungu | 20.51 |
| मुन्गू | mun'gu | 12.82 |
| मूंगू | mungu | 5.13 |
| मुंगु | mungu | 2.56 |
| मुन्गु | mun'gu | 2.56 |
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Footnotes
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