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 found most frequently in Zambia. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamungu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Shamungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamungu live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 2,641,654. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 67 percent live, Central Province, where 17 percent live and Eastern Province, where 17 percent live. Apart from Zambia Shamungu exists in one country. It is also common 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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