Nakhungu Surname
Approximately 2,026 people bear this surname
Nakhungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,854 | 1:24,908 | 2,811 |
| Uganda | 172 | 1:226,973 | 17,480 |
Nakhungu (961) may also be a first name.
Nakhungu Demographics
Nakhungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nakhungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakhungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nakhungu occurs most in Kenya. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakhungu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 204,923rd most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,597,012 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakhungu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nakhungu is also the 260,237th most common first name world-wide, held by 961 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,854 people, or 1 in 24,908. In Kenya Nakhungu is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 40 percent live, Bungoma County, where 26 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 16 percent live. Not including Kenya Nakhungu is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent live.
Nakhungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakahungu | 94 | 33 | / |
| Nakhung'u | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nakungu | 93 | 1,617 | / |
| Nakhugu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nakhunu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nakkungu | 88 | 1,186 | / |
| Nachungu | 88 | 23 | / |
| Nakaungu | 88 | 8 | / |
| Nakuungu | 88 | 6 | / |
| Nnakungu | 88 | 3 | / |
| Nakhaugu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nakunu | 86 | 75 | / |
| Nakkkungu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nachunghu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nnakkungu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Najungu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nakongu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakounou | 75 | 38 | / |
| Naikunus | 75 | 9 | / |
| Najjungu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nakougou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nnakougu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nakongou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naccungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakkumgu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakkongu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngakounou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngakougou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nokunu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nojungu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnakogu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noukounou | 59 | 47 | / |
| Noukugnou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Noukounnou | 56 | 9 | / |
| Noukuignou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Nachonu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nouconou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nakhungu
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