Nyamungu Surname

150,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nyamungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,8081:13,9032,220
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Kenya211:2,199,04336,489
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Nyamungu (107) may also be a first name.

Nyamungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyamungu is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyamungu is the 150,965th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,496,590 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamungu are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyamungu is also the 910,230th most frequent given name internationally, held by 107 people.

The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,808 people, or 1 in 13,903. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Nebbi District, where 23 percent live, Zombo District, where 19 percent live and Kiryandongo District, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Nyamungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nyamungu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamhungu9427/
Nyamusngu941/
Nyamuungu941/
Nyamugu936/
Nyamunu934/
Nyamutengu897/
Nyamunhu8841/
Njamungu884/
Nyamongu881/
Nyamuchengu8417/
Nyamumhu7523/
Nyamhumhu717/
Nijamunhu711/
Nyamogou631/
Gnoumounou561/

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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 Nyamungu
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