Nyungu Surname

179,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4001:37,8154,361
DR Congo5471:135,06314,394
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Kenya1281:360,78021,015
Zimbabwe1161:133,08817,509
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyungu (137) may also be a first name.

Nyungu Last Name Facts

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

Nyungu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 179,338th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,063,281 people. The surname Nyungu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyungu live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyungu is also the 790,880th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 137 people.

Nyungu is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,400 people, or 1 in 37,815. In Tanzania Nyungu is most numerous in: Songwe Region, where 42 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 27 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Malawi, where 6 percent are found.

Nyungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nyungu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyugu9185/
Nyunu9125/
Nyoungou86239/
Njungu831,181/
Niungu83145/
Nhungu8317/
Nyunou832/
Nyounghou801/
Nnyoungou801/
Nyougou7714/
Nayongu7711/
Nhuyugu7710/
Nojungu772/
Nihungu771/
Nujungu771/
Nyounou771/
Nuyunui771/
Njugu73959/
Njunu73114/
Nhunu731/
Niugu731/
Gnoungou7126/
Njoungou7111/
Nioungou718/
Nohyunus715/
Najjungu712/
Nyoounou711/
Nh'uyugu711/
Njongu6787/
Njugus675/
Nhunhu674/
Nehoungou673/
Njuguz673/
Njeungueu671/
Niunui671/
Njugou671/
Njuugu671/
Neongu671/
Nehunu671/

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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 Nyungu
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