Samhungu Surname
Approximately 445 people bear this surname
Samhungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 432 | 1:35,737 | 5,504 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Samhungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samhungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samhungu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samhungu? popularity and diffusion
Samhungu is the 671,677th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 16,376,508 people. The surname Samhungu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Samhungu are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Samhungu is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 432 people, or 1 in 35,737. In Zimbabwe Samhungu is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 41 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 21 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samahungu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Samungu | 93 | 26 | / |
| Samungou | 88 | 19 | / |
| Siamungu | 88 | 10 | / |
| Shamungu | 88 | 7 | / |
| Shamhunu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Samunu | 86 | 237 | / |
| Shamungou | 82 | 1,314 | / |
| Samunengu | 82 | 69 | / |
| Samhongou | 82 | 32 | / |
| Siamaungu | 82 | 4 | / |
| Samhounou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samusengu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jamungu | 80 | 41 | / |
| Samunud | 80 | 40 | / |
| Siamunu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Shamunu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Semungu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Zamungu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sahmunu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sanungu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Saimunu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sanhoungou | 78 | 37 | / |
| Samounou | 75 | 834 | / |
| Sianungu | 75 | 756 | / |
| Shanungu | 75 | 493 | / |
| Chamungu | 75 | 103 | / |
| Shamunau | 75 | 65 | / |
| Sangungu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ssemungu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sahamunu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samunnuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samumgut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Somgungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamongu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sainungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamugou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zamunu | 71 | 67 | / |
| Shanungou | 71 | 21 | / |
| Somunu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Semunggau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanoungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samousnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samounouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samounnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shongungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djamoungou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Somumnu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahamounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samunhu | 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 Samhungu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis