Saunga Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Saunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 53 | 1:153,844 | 21,244 |
| Zambia | 23 | 1:689,127 | 26,212 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Saunga (39) may also be a first name.
Saunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saunga (Hindi: सौंगा, Marathi: संुंगा) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saunga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,980,395th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. Saunga is primarily found in Oceania, where 62 percent of Saunga live; 62 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,637,361st most widespread given name on earth It is held by 39 people.
The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 153,844. In Papua New Guinea Saunga is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 94 percent are found, East New Britain, where 2 percent are found and Milne Bay, where 2 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 26 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saunga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saunga in the Hindi language | ||
| सौंगा | saunga | - |
| Saunga in the Marathi language | ||
| संुंगा | samunga | - |
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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 Saunga
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