Namuzungu Surname
Approximately 2,056 people bear this surname
Namuzungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,899 | 1:20,558 | 3,021 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
Namuzungu (35) may also be a first name.
Namuzungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namuzungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namuzungu occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Namuzungu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namuzungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 202,554th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,544,526 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namuzungu are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Namuzungu is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 35 people.
The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,899 people, or 1 in 20,558. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kibuku District, where 29 percent are found, Budaka District, where 25 percent are found and Pallisa District, where 24 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Namuzungu
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