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 has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nyungu.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 179,338th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,063,281 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyungu are found; 65 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 790,880th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 137 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,400 people, or 1 in 37,815. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 42 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 27 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and Malawi, where 6 percent reside.

Nyungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the 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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