Shungu Surname

97,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Shungu Surname Definition:

Shungu is a surname of the Toka - Leya tribe, meaning: waterfall.

Shungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,7651:41,8585,132
Tanzania1,4861:35,6274,165
Kenya7351:62,8306,116
Zimbabwe5721:26,9904,142
Nigeria1041:1,703,29662,619
France991:670,93786,003
United States451:8,054,643356,745
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
England201:2,785,90397,972
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Shungu (3,061) may also be a first name.

Shungu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Shungu is a surname of the Toka - Leya tribe, meaning: waterfall.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Shungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shungu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shungu? popularity and diffusion

Shungu is the 97,071st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,489,382 people. Shungu is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Shungu reside; 45 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 130,461st most widespread forename on earth It is held by 3,061 people.

The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,765 people, or 1 in 41,858. Outside of The DR Congo it occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 30 percent reside and Kenya, where 15 percent reside.

Shungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shungu last name is principally Christian (95%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Shungu last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shungu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 109.36% more than the national average, earning R 497,520 per year; in United States they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $43,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.47% less than the national average, earning $25,104 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaungu9262/
Shuungu9229/
Schungu921/
Shunguh921/
Sungu9115,096/
Shugu91234/
Shunu91206/
Chungu8321,097/
Shingu838,488/
Sunggu836,768/
Shongu83178/
Xhungu83107/
Sungut83103/
Sunngu8350/
Sungup8331/
Sahunu8316/
Shuigu8313/
Soungu8311/
Sunguh8311/
Sungau836/
Saungu836/
Shaunu836/
Shougu835/
Shounu835/
Shunuu834/
Sahugu834/
Sunghu833/
Shuggu832/
Shunnu832/
Shugau831/
Shunhu831/
Shunus831/
Siungu831/
Suhngu831/
Shumgu831/
Shumnu831/
Sungou831/
Ssungu831/
Sungnu831/
Shugus830/
Shugud830/
Sunu805,722/
Sugu801,341/
Soungou77728/
Sungguh77555/
Chaungu77103/
Shinggu7768/
Sungnui7748/
Sunggau7726/
Chungut7712/
Sunggut777/
Shiengu776/
Sungggu774/
Shingau774/
Sungnut774/
Shunhui772/
Shuguch771/
Shugush771/
Shinguu771/
Shinngu771/
Sunghui771/
Sunguth771/
Shougou771/
Saungnu771/
Choungu771/
Chungud771/
Shugust770/
Zungu7373,112/
Sugut733,221/
Suggu732,895/
Songu732,519/
Chunu731,118/
Sunnu73743/
Chugu73576/
Sunuh73492/
Xungu73348/
Sugou73210/
Sunus7393/
Sunut7374/
Saunu7371/
Sunou7363/
Siunu7355/
Çungu7351/
Sunux7350/
Sugau7347/
Sunuç7347/
Shogu7338/
Sounu7322/
Sougu7320/
Sunau7320/
Sugus7319/
Siugu7316/
Sunup7315/
Sunui739/
Saugu738/
Sugud738/
Suinu734/
Sutnu734/
Suigu733/
Suunu733/
Sugnu732/
Suugu732/
Sumgu732/
Xhugu732/
Suneu732/
Suguu731/
Susnu731/
Sugup731/
Ssugu731/
Sungü731/
Sumnu731/
Sausengu7155/
Sungnuch7120/
Cheungou7110/
Choungou718/
Chunggut718/
Chunghui713/
Chunghau712/
Seungnou712/
Cheungau711/
Chunghou711/
Shunnauh711/
Shinghau711/
Seunghui711/
Sunggust711/
Sougou675,003/
Sounou671,716/
Chunnu671,496/
Songou67455/
Sutnut67327/
Chaunu67201/
Chunui67193/
Saunus67179/
Chunut67135/
Chughu67122/
Chusnu67107/
Sunnus6799/
Chunux6787/
Seunou6749/
Songgu6733/
Sumnut6717/
Chunus6716/
Chugus6716/
Sussengut6715/
Suneus6714/
Sonngu6713/
Sunnuh6710/
Sungoo679/
Chhunu678/
Chuggu677/
Sugust677/
Sunnui677/
Saugut676/
Sugutt676/
Sutnui675/
Choutngou675/
Chuhnu675/
Sunnup674/
Chuugu674/
Songuu674/
Sunout674/
Chutnu674/
Chounu674/
Sunhou674/
Chunou674/
Saunui674/
Souynu674/
Shunoo673/
Chougu673/
Chumgu673/
Saunut673/
Chunuy673/
Saugou672/
Chuneu672/
Zzungu672/
Chunuj672/
Chaugu671/
Chugut671/
Chunhu671/
Shuinault671/
Shumhu671/
Suguth671/
Zunguh671/
Seungneut671/
Ssuunu671/
Sunauh671/
Sunuch671/
Chuguh671/
Chuguj671/
Chuguu671/
Zunngu671/
Chuigu671/
Sunust671/
Sunuhe671/
Songau671/
Sunhau671/
Sunnut671/
Sunnuy671/
Chunud671/
Chumnu671/
Sumnus670/
Shaughuss670/
Suygut670/

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