Ngunu Surname

365,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ngunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6121:75,4577,047
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
Solomon Islands281:20,7154,044
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ngunu (79) may also be a first name.

Ngunu Last Name Facts

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

Ngunu is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngunu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 365,146th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,376,059 people. The surname Ngunu is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Ngunu are found; 62 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ngunu is also the 1,083,225th most common given name world-wide, borne by 79 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 612 people, or 1 in 75,457. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 17 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 17 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 16 percent are found. Not including Kenya it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Ngunu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ngunu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ngunu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.04% more than the national average, earning $57,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngungu916,844/
Nggunu91180/
Ngunuu91138/
Ngun'u9118/
Ngunut9112/
Ngunui919/
Ngounu915/
Ng'unu912/
Ngunou911/
Ngunuh911/
Ngugnu911/
Nunu8925,450/
Gunu893,010/
Ngounou839,393/
Ngunguu83101/
Ngounui831/
Ngounus831/
Nguungu831/
Gunnu80499/
Nunut80256/
Ghunu80230/
Nunui80207/
Ngonu80181/
Nunnu80178/
Nginu80150/
Nuunu80114/
Nunuy80109/
Nunus80107/
Nunuh8081/
Nunuz8078/
Gunut8070/
Naunu8058/
Gunhu8047/
Gutnu8030/
Gunau8018/
Nnunu8014/
Gunus8013/
Gusnu809/
Gounu809/
Gaunu809/
Nunud806/
Nunuu803/
Gunui803/
Gunup802/
Gugnu802/
Nunhu802/
Nunup801/
Nhunu801/
Nounu801/
Nunau801/
Gunud801/
Gunuu801/
Nunou801/
Gunuz801/
Nunuț801/
Gunou801/
Gunuh801/
Gumnu801/
Gunuy800/
Ngoungou77738/
Ngougnou77135/
Ngounnou7750/
Ngoumnou773/
Ngounhou771/
Ngnounou771/
Ngheunou771/
Nguunguu771/
Gounou7325,847/
Nounou7310,056/
Nungnu73436/
Gunhus73255/
Nunnui73122/
Neuneu7352/
Nouneu7341/
Nunush7328/
Gunaud7322/
Naunau7319/
Nunnuy7313/
Nunnou739/
Gungau737/
Kgunou736/
Nhunhu734/
Ngginu733/
Nnunnu733/
Ngonuh733/
Nnuunu732/
Nunous731/
Nunouz731/
Neunuz731/
Gaunou731/
Ghounu731/
Ghunnu731/
Gumnut731/
Guunhu731/
Gunnup731/
Gunnus731/
Gunous731/
Gunuch731/
Gounus731/
Neunou731/
Ngonui731/
Gounau731/
Gunnou731/
Gungou731/
Guunou731/
Ghunui731/
Nunnnu731/
Nunuch731/
Nunuis731/
Neunuy731/
Naunnu731/
Naunuy731/
Nounnu731/
Gusnus731/
Gunhut731/
Hnunui731/
Nunuth730/
Ngoungnou711/
Gonu672,457/
Nonu67421/
Nounnou67414/
Gounaud67259/
Gounnou67155/
Gnounou6770/
Gunnoud6746/
Ngoennu6744/
Nounouh6715/
Gaunoux6712/
Nunuhie6712/
Nounous6711/
Naunauh676/
Nounhou675/
Nouhnou674/
Neunaus673/
Nunnouy672/
Gueuneu672/
Neunust671/
Gounoud671/
Gunneue671/
Nungnui671/
Noujnou671/
Noumnou671/
Nnounou671/
Gounhou671/
Gounouj671/
Gounoux671/
Gneunou671/
Gueunou671/
Ghounou671/
Ghounus671/
Gheunou671/
Nougnui671/
Hnounou671/
Naumnuy671/
Naunnuy671/
Gusnaud671/
Nunouts670/
Gunnaut670/
Gunnout670/
Nunhuis670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ngunu
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