Ndungutse Surname

50,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Ndungutse Surname User-submission:

Ndungutse was a son of King Kigeli Rwabugiri and Muserekande Nyiragahumuza. He was commonly known as Furere Léonidas after he left the instruction of Bishop Léon-Paul Classe and Bishop John Joseph Hirth, who were committed to make him a Roman Catholic priest.

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Ndungutse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda8,9921:1,264303
Uganda9551:40,8795,179
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
France101:6,642,272293,169
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ndungutse (75) may also be a first name.

Ndungutse Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ndungutse was a son of King Kigeli Rwabugiri and Muserekande Nyiragahumuza. He was commonly known as Furere Léonidas after he left the instruction of Bishop Léon-Paul Classe and Bishop John Joseph Hirth, who were committed to make him a Roman Catholic priest. He was named Ndungutse on the basis of the verb kunguka (to profit from).

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Ndungutse Last Name Facts

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

Ndungutse is most common in Rwanda. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndungutse? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ndungutse is the 50,363rd most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 715,307 people. The surname Ndungutse is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndungutse live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 75 people.

This surname is most widely held in Rwanda, where it is held by 8,992 people, or 1 in 1,264. Besides Rwanda it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

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