Nkungu Surname

69,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nkungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,9671:8,8721,171
South Africa5931:91,36211,180
DR Congo4861:152,01615,865
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
England111:5,065,278148,650
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nkungu (41) may also be a first name.

Nkungu Last Name Facts

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

Nkungu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkungu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 69,719th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,026,560 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkungu live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nkungu is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 41 people.

The last name Nkungu is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,967 people, or 1 in 8,872. In Tanzania it is most common in: Singida Region, where 59 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 10 percent live and Manyara Region, where 6 percent live. Barring Tanzania Nkungu exists in 13 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Nkungu Last Name Statistics demography

Nkungu earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14% more than the national average, earning R 270,912 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkunguu92331/
Nkhungu9224/
Nkung'u921/
Nkuingu921/
Nkoungu921/
Nkunu91750/
Nkugu915/
Nkoungou8664/
Nkuingou861/
Nkongu83237/
Ngkunu8313/
Ncungu839/
N'Kunu836/
Nkhunu832/
Nkeugu831/
Nkounou77680/
Nkougou77194/
Nkuinou7710/
Nkongou772/
Nkong'u772/
N'Kongu771/
Ngcungu771/
Nkeunou771/
Nkonghu771/
Nkonguh771/
Nkogu7321/
Ncunu7310/
Ncugu732/
N'Kounou71649/
N'Kongou712/
Ngkoengu711/
Nkgugu6731/
Ngcunu672/
Nqongu671/
Ngcongu622/
Nkonu55766/
Ngkonu5046/
Nkonou5012/
Nkogou501/
Nkoghu501/
Nkonnu501/

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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 Nkungu
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