Nzungu Surname
Approximately 10,163 people bear this surname
Nzungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 6,027 | 1:12,258 | 1,533 |
| Tanzania | 2,585 | 1:20,480 | 2,583 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,216 | 1:12,696 | 1,702 |
| Kenya | 154 | 1:299,869 | 19,047 |
| South Africa | 121 | 1:447,750 | 37,883 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Lesotho | 7 | 1:290,365 | 15,938 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Nzungu (977) may also be a first name.
Nzungu Demographics
Average Nzungu Salary in
South Africa
R 110,412
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nzungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nzungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nzungu is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nzungu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 50,471st most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 717,066 people. The surname Nzungu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzungu live; 59 percent live in Central Africa and 59 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 257,794th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 977 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 6,027 people, or 1 in 12,258. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside.
Nzungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Nzungu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.54% less than the national average, earning R 110,412 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndzungu | 92 | 685 | / |
| Nzung'u | 92 | 10 | / |
| Nziungu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nzuungu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nzungou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nzunghu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nzugu | 91 | 6,307 | / |
| Nzunu | 91 | 36 | / |
| Nzoungou | 86 | 1,229 | / |
| Nsungu | 83 | 26,744 | / |
| Njungu | 83 | 1,181 | / |
| Nzongu | 83 | 397 | / |
| Ncungu | 83 | 9 | / |
| N'Zugu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nzugnu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nzuggu | 83 | 1 | / |
| N'Zunu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nzuneu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nzumgu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nzeunu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nzughu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndzoungou | 80 | 141 | / |
| Nzoungoup | 80 | 3 | / |
| N'Zoungou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ndjungu | 77 | 996 | / |
| N'Sungu | 77 | 185 | / |
| Nzeuneu | 77 | 90 | / |
| Ndsungu | 77 | 55 | / |
| Nzounou | 77 | 48 | / |
| Nzeunou | 77 | 22 | / |
| Nshungu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nzougou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ntsungu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nchungu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nzeugou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nzonghu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nzongou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nzughuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndzoungous | 75 | 9 | / |
| Njugu | 73 | 959 | / |
| Nzogu | 73 | 198 | / |
| Njunu | 73 | 114 | / |
| Nsugu | 73 | 88 | / |
| Nsunu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Ncunu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ncugu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Njoungou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nsoungou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nzeugueu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ntshungu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ntchungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nchungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzeugheu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzougouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Sungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzounnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nsongu | 67 | 106 | / |
| Nchoungou | 67 | 78 | / |
| Nchunu | 67 | 44 | / |
| Ndjoungou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nchugu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Njugus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ntsoungou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ndjugu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njuguz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nzoegu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsuggu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsumgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njugou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeungueu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njuugu | 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 Nzungu
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