Mvulungu Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mvulungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mvulungu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1221:433,94830,252
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514

Mvulungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mvulungu is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvulungu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,359,010th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mvulungu live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 433,948. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbulungu881,117/
Mwaulungu821/
M'Bulungu821/
Mbulunu8055/
Mbulugu8017/
Mwilungu75170/
Mbouloungou74254/
Mboulugou711/
Mboulougou673/
Nwulugu671/
Nwuloegu501/
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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 Mvulungu
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