Shamungu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shamungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Shamungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamungu is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shamungu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamungu are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Shamungu is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 2,641,654. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 67 percent live, Central Province, where 17 percent live and Eastern Province, where 17 percent live. Besides Zambia it exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamungou | 94 | 1,314 | / |
| Samungu | 93 | 26 | / |
| Shamunu | 93 | 22 | / |
| Samhungu | 88 | 445 | / |
| Chamungu | 88 | 103 | / |
| Shamunau | 88 | 65 | / |
| Samungou | 88 | 19 | / |
| Siamungu | 88 | 10 | / |
| Shamugou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shamongu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sahamunu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shamhunu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Samunu | 86 | 237 | / |
| Samunengu | 82 | 69 | / |
| Siamaungu | 82 | 4 | / |
| Samusengu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samahungu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samunud | 80 | 40 | / |
| Siamunu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Semungu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sahmunu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Zamungu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Samunhu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saimunu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sahamounou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samounou | 75 | 834 | / |
| Ssemungu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Samumgut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Somgungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samunnuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zamunu | 71 | 67 | / |
| Samhongou | 71 | 32 | / |
| Somunu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Semunggau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samhounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samousnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samounouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samounnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somumnu | 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 Shamungu
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