Nhungo Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nhungo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nhungo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3391:156,17014,044
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776

Nhungo (169) may also be a first name.

Nhungo Last Name Facts

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

Nhungo has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nhungo.

How Common Is The Last Name Nhungo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 786,896th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. The surname Nhungo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nhungo reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nhungo is also the 703,581st most frequently held first name internationally, held by 169 people.

The last name Nhungo is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 339 people, or 1 in 156,170. In Tanzania Nhungo is primarily found in: Shinyanga Region, where 54 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 37 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nungo91322/
Ngungo83317/
Nhunga83141/
Njungo8394/
Nungot8359/
Noungo8347/
Nyungo8347/
Nhingo8338/
Nungoi8334/
Nunggo8315/
Naungo8314/
Nungod832/
Nungou831/
Nungoh831/
Nehoungou803/
Noungou77684/
Ngoungo7797/
Nehunga7786/
Njungoh7727/
Njoungo7726/
Nuningo7724/
Nyoungo7711/
Ngungho7710/
Nunggod776/
Gnoungo775/
Nahunga774/
N'Hunga772/
Nehongo771/
Ngeungo771/
Nhounga771/
Nguungo771/
Nhaunga771/
Nongo7316,674/
Nunga731,912/
Ñungo73619/
Numgo734/
Ngoungou71738/
Nyoungou71239/
Gnoungou7126/
Njoungou7111/
Nioungou718/
Najjungo713/
Nyunggoh712/
Nehongou712/
Ngunghoh711/
Nyoungho711/
Ngunga6717,444/
Nyunga678,262/
Njunga673,576/
Njongo671,524/
Nounga671,087/
Naunga67544/
Nongou67530/
Noongo67202/
Noengo67192/
Nungga67147/
Nuinga6797/
Nhinga6773/
Nonggo6745/
Niunga6741/
Nhonga6735/
Nungap6728/
N'Ongo6727/
Nongoy6727/
Nnongo6725/
Nongoi6725/
Nungah6721/
Nungas6713/
Nongho6712/
Ñiungo678/
Nongoa675/
Nungha673/
Neongo672/
Nnunga672/
Nongoo671/
Nungaa671/
Nungat671/
Numnga671/
Nunnga671/
Neunga671/
Nnyoungou671/
Nyounghou671/

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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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  • 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 Nhungo
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