Pungu Surname

45,455th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Pungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo10,9591:6,741824
Tanzania1921:275,73821,701
Papua New Guinea711:114,84115,585
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
India111:69,733,217610,955
France91:7,380,302306,885
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Pungu (1,681) may also be a first name.

Pungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pungu (Hindi: पुंगू, Marathi: पुंगू) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 45,455th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 638,307 people. The last name Pungu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Pungu are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 187,744th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 1,681 people.

The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 10,959 people, or 1 in 6,741. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Pungu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pungu earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 52.86% less than the national average, earning R 112,032 per year and in United States they earn 57.51% less than the national average, earning $18,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pungus91773/
Pungut91756/
Phungu91428/
Punggu9168/
Pungau9125/
Pungou918/
Paungu911/
Pfungu911/
Punu891,732/
Pugu89339/
Poungou83334/
Phuengu8393/
Punghau8327/
Punggut8315/
Punguha837/
Punngut831/
Punggau831/
Punggou831/
Pungnut831/
Puguh80558/
Punuh80482/
Punnu80324/
Pongu80292/
Punut80211/
Punau80195/
Paunu80176/
Phunu80159/
Pounu80114/
Punus8090/
Punud8044/
Punhu8031/
Paugu8028/
Pugau8014/
Puinu8010/
Pfunu808/
Punui804/
Pugut804/
Pougu803/
Punou801/
Putnu801/
Pugus801/
Peugu801/
Punghuha771/
Poungnui771/
Phunghuh771/
Phungnut771/
Phunut73687/
Pongou73149/
Pounou7368/
Phunnu7357/
Paunus7353/
Phingu7349/
Puguhp7345/
Pumnut7344/
Punohu7337/
Punnus7335/
Phunui7327/
Paugus7327/
Pugnau7325/
Putnui7313/
Ponggu7310/
Punnut7310/
Punuch739/
Peunou737/
Pfunhu736/
Pougou736/
Pumnui736/
Pughut734/
Phumnu734/
Phunuj734/
Punnuy734/
Punush733/
Pungoo733/
Paugau733/
Punnuh733/
Pongau732/
Poongu732/
Pumnup732/
Peugou732/
Punhus732/
Punnuu731/
Pfugau731/
Phugnu731/
Peuneu731/
Phugou731/
Pugueu731/
Punuha731/
Punuuz731/
Pounau731/
Pounus731/
Phunud731/
Putnut731/
Putnuy731/
Punnui731/
Punaud731/
Punhou731/
Putnau730/
Poungnuch712/
Pogu676,415/
Phunnut67273/
Puignau67175/
Puignou6766/
Pougaud6756/
Phumnui6748/
Peugueu6746/
Pounaud6735/
Pugnoud6719/
Phumnut6717/
Pongouh6710/
Phunuch675/
Phutnui674/
Pugnaud673/
Punnuch673/
Ponggau672/
Pougueu672/
Pumnuch672/
Ponghuy672/
Pumnutt671/
Peugnou671/
Peunaud671/
Pugnaut671/
Ponghou671/
Poughou671/
Poumnou671/
Pounouh671/
Phongau671/
Pougnou671/
Phungoo671/
Phunush671/
Peungoo671/
Paughuu671/

Pungu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pungu in the Hindi language
पुंगूpungu-
Pungu in the Marathi language
पुंगूpungu55.56
पुंगुpungu33.33
पुंजुpunju11.11

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pungu
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