Shungi Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Shungi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 162 | 1:285,061 | 18,491 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Shungi (526) may also be a first name.
Shungi Demographics
Shungi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shungi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shungi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shungi (Hindi: शुंगी, Marathi: शुभांगी) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shungi? popularity and diffusion
Shungi is the 1,286,243rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shungi live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Shungi is also the 367,904th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 526 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 285,061. In Kenya Shungi is most frequent in: Tana River County, where 99 percent live, Kwale County, where 1 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Shungi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shungi surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shungi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shungi in the Hindi language | ||
| शुंगी | sungi | - |
| Shungi in the Marathi language | ||
| शुभांगी | subhangi | 50 |
| शुंगी | sungi | 50 |
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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 Shungi
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