Sunga Surname
Approximately 30,504 people bear this surname
Sunga Surname Definition:
Sunga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person that takes care of others.
Sunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 20,275 | 1:4,993 | 401 |
| Angola | 2,169 | 1:12,443 | 1,529 |
| Tanzania | 1,778 | 1:29,776 | 3,550 |
| DR Congo | 1,649 | 1:44,803 | 5,434 |
| United States | 1,262 | 1:287,210 | 26,697 |
| Zambia | 965 | 1:16,425 | 1,848 |
| Indonesia | 563 | 1:234,901 | 21,689 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Zimbabwe | 279 | 1:55,334 | 8,377 |
| Kenya | 201 | 1:229,751 | 16,196 |
| Canada | 187 | 1:197,035 | 19,314 |
| Singapore | 133 | 1:41,411 | 1,573 |
| Papua New Guinea | 89 | 1:91,615 | 12,219 |
| India | 65 | 1:11,801,006 | 214,148 |
| Guam | 49 | 1:3,268 | 415 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Taiwan | 35 | 1:669,850 | 4,860 |
| Solomon Islands | 33 | 1:17,577 | 3,381 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Ivory Coast | 14 | 1:1,647,945 | 32,915 |
| Japan | 14 | 1:9,131,735 | 44,780 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
The alternate forms: Suñga (3,003) are calculated separately.
Sunga (1,694) may also be a first name.
Sunga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Sunga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person that takes care of others.
Sunga Demographics
Average Sunga Salary in
United States
$54,152 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sunga (Bengali: সুঙ্গা, Hindi: सुंगा, Marathi: सुंगा, Oriya: ସୁା, Russian: Сунга) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Suñga. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sunga? popularity and diffusion
Sunga is the 18,098th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 238,905 people. The surname Sunga is predominantly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Sunga live; 68 percent live in Southeast Asia and 66 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 186,812th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,694 people.
The last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 20,275 people, or 1 in 4,993. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 62 percent live, National Capital Region, where 15 percent live and Calabarzon, where 10 percent live. Outside of The Philippines Sunga exists in 63 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 7 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.
Sunga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Sunga surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Sunga last name are 20.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 74.04% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sunga earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 25.5% more than the national average, earning $54,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.48% more than the national average, earning $53,896 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sunga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sunga in the Bengali language | ||
| সুঙ্গা | sunga | - |
| Sunga in the Marathi language | ||
| सुंगा | sunga | 92.81 |
| सूंगा | sunga | 6.1 |
| सुगा | suga | 0.44 |
| शुगां | sugam | 0.22 |
| सुन्गा | sun'ga | 0.22 |
| सुंग | sunga | 0.22 |
| Sunga in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁା | sua | 78.57 |
| ଶୁା | sua | 14.29 |
| ସୁଗା | suga | 7.14 |
| Sunga in the Hindi language | ||
| सुंगा | sunga | 48.78 |
| सूंगा | sunga | 36.59 |
| सुनगा | sunaga | 7.32 |
| सुण्गा | sunga | 2.44 |
| सूनगा | sunaga | 2.44 |
| सूङा | suna | 2.44 |
| Sunga in the Russian language | ||
| Сунга | sunga | - |
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