Sampungu Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sampungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sampungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Zambia201:792,49627,807

Sampungu Last Name Facts

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

Sampungu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sampungu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,185,341st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sampungu reside; 73 percent reside in Central Africa and 73 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Other than The DR Congo Sampungu exists in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 27 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siampungu949/
Sampunu9310/
Sempungu88370/
Ssempungu82551/
Sabungu80256/
Sampogu8013/
Savungu801/
Ssempuungu784/
Siabungu75300/
Sompongu7554/
Shabungu7515/
Shavungu751/
Sompougou712/
Champunut711/
Sabugu711/
Samponu67522/
Sompogu67180/
Champhunut675/
Champunuch671/
Zabungu671/
Shompunutt671/
Sabongu671/
Shabugu671/

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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
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  • 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 Sampungu
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