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
Sunga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sunga (Bengali: সুঙ্গা, Hindi: सुंगा, Marathi: सुंगा, Oriya: ସୁା, Russian: Сунга) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Suñga. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sunga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sunga is the 18,098th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 238,905 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Sunga are found; 68 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 66 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 186,812th most common forename at a global level, held by 1,694 people.
This 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 primarily concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 62 percent live, National Capital Region, where 15 percent live and Calabarzon, where 10 percent live. Besides The Philippines this last name 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 carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Sunga are 20.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.04% 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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Footnotes
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