Ngunungu Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngunungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngunungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754

Ngunungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngunungu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngunungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngunungu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Ngunungu is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Ngunungu is mostly concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 90 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 47 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngungungu9415/
Ngununu93288/
Ngunongu884/
N'Gununu881/
Gunugu8637/
Nununu861/
Ngounoungou844/
Nhununu809/
Nunuunu802/
Nuununu801/
Ngounougou7814/
Gounoungou781/
Gungungu7518/
Ngungugu751/
Gounhoungou741/
Ng'ungugu719/
Nhunhunhu718/
Gounougou712/
Ngonogu675/
Kgunogu671/
Ngunonhu631/
Ngononu531/

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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 Ngunungu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis