Nyazungu Surname
Approximately 440 people bear this surname
Nyazungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 413 | 1:37,381 | 5,791 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Nyazungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyazungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyazungu is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyazungu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 677,464th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyazungu live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Nyazungu is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 413 people, or 1 in 37,381. In Zimbabwe Nyazungu is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 68 percent reside, Harare Province, where 27 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Nyazungu occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyadzungu | 94 | 111 | / |
| Nyasungu | 88 | 56 | / |
| Nyajungu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyacungu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyatsungu | 82 | 34 | / |
| Nyachungu | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nyasugu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyajugu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyatshungu | 78 | 3 | / |
| Gnasounou | 59 | 34 | / |
| Gnasounnou | 56 | 3 | / |
| Niadjougou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Gnadjougou | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyazungu
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