Nyungu Surname
Approximately 2,379 people bear this surname
Nyungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,400 | 1:37,815 | 4,361 |
| DR Congo | 547 | 1:135,063 | 14,394 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Kenya | 128 | 1:360,780 | 21,015 |
| Zimbabwe | 116 | 1:133,088 | 17,509 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyungu (137) may also be a first name.
Nyungu Demographics
Nyungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyugu | 91 | 85 | / |
| Nyunu | 91 | 25 | / |
| Nyoungou | 86 | 239 | / |
| Njungu | 83 | 1,181 | / |
| Niungu | 83 | 145 | / |
| Nhungu | 83 | 17 | / |
| Nyunou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nyounghou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnyoungou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyougou | 77 | 14 | / |
| Nayongu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nhuyugu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nojungu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nihungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nujungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyounou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuyunui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njugu | 73 | 959 | / |
| Njunu | 73 | 114 | / |
| Nhunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnoungou | 71 | 26 | / |
| Njoungou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nioungou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nohyunus | 71 | 5 | / |
| Najjungu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyoounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nh'uyugu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njongu | 67 | 87 | / |
| Njugus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nhunhu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nehoungou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njuguz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njeungueu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niunui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njugou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njuugu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neongu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehunu | 67 | 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 Nyungu
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