Nunga Surname
Approximately 1,912 people bear this surname
Nunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 944 | 1:78,262 | 9,071 |
| Kenya | 306 | 1:150,915 | 11,990 |
| Philippines | 280 | 1:361,565 | 48,101 |
| South Africa | 102 | 1:531,154 | 42,340 |
| Cameroon | 77 | 1:269,728 | 25,950 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Nuñga (46) & Ñunga (1) are calculated separately.
Nunga (256) may also be a first name.
Nunga Demographics
Average Nunga Salary in
United States
$29,268 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nunga (Bengali: নুঙ্গা, Hindi: नूंगा, Marathi: नुंगा, Oriya: ନୁ, Russian: Нунга) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also appear in the variant forms: Nuñga or Ñunga. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nunga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 215,000th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,811,478 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Nunga live; 54 percent live in Central Africa and 54 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 556,659th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 256 people.
The last name Nunga is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 944 people, or 1 in 78,262. Other than The DR Congo this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 16 percent are found and The Philippines, where 15 percent are found.
Nunga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Nunga last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Nunga surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nunga earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 52.55% less than the national average, earning R 112,764 per year and in United States they earn 32.17% less than the national average, earning $29,268 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nunga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nunga in the Hindi language | ||
| नूंगा | nunga | - |
| Nunga in the Marathi language | ||
| नुंगा | nunga | - |
| Nunga in the Oriya language | ||
| ନୁ | nu | 78.57 |
| ନୁା | nua | 21.43 |
| Nunga in the Bengali language | ||
| নুঙ্গা | nunga | 50 |
| নুংগ | nunga | 50 |
| Nunga in the Russian language | ||
| Нунга | nunga | - |
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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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- 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 Nunga
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