Thungu Surname

49,473rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Thungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda9,4801:4,118738
Kenya8521:54,2025,429
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thungu (229) may also be a first name.

Thungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thungu (Hindi: ठुनगू, Marathi: ठुंगू, Oriya: ଠୁୁଟୁଡୁ) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thungu? popularity and diffusion

Thungu is the 49,473rd most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 700,793 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thungu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Thungu is also the 593,349th most prevalent forename on earth It is held by 229 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 9,480 people, or 1 in 4,118. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kasese District, where 47 percent live, Bundibugyo District, where 33 percent live and Kabarole District, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Thungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Thungu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.5% less than the national average, earning R 67,728 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thunghu923/
Tthungu921/
Thunguh921/
Thunggu921/
Thuungu921/
Tungu9116,029/
Thugu91117/
Thoungau861/
Tunguç83303/
Tungut83252/
Tunguz83205/
Tunggu83150/
Thugut8341/
Tungau8340/
Ttungu8312/
Tunghu838/
Thukgu838/
Tungud837/
Tungou837/
Tuungu834/
Tuyngu834/
Tunguu834/
Toungu832/
Tumngu832/
Tungus831/
Thughu831/
Tugu80995/
Toungou77906/
Tunggau7718/
Tunggus7712/
Thongou779/
Thongau775/
Tungush774/
Tunggut774/
Thugutt773/
Tunguch771/
Tuningu771/
Tunguha771/
Tuncgut771/
Tumnguh771/
Thonghu771/
Tuguz731,925/
Tongu731,743/
Tugau7388/
Taugu7328/
Tuygu7320/
Tugup737/
Tugus736/
Tougu735/
Tugut733/
Teugu733/
Tuguj731/
Tuguş731/
Tugou731/
Dtugu731/
Tuugu731/
Tuggu731/
Toungouh7148/
Toungoup7110/
Thonghuy711/
Dtoungou711/
Toungouz711/
Toungout711/
Toungous711/
Tongou674,512/
Tougou67784/
Tungoe67395/
Tugaut67116/
Taugau6750/
Tukguz6747/
Tongau6738/
Tuuguu6720/
Tonggu6718/
Tugguh6715/
Tuyguz6714/
Teugou6712/
Toungouss6711/
Tugush678/
Tuymgu674/
Tuggau672/
Tuguha672/
Tougus671/
Tuigut671/
Touggu671/
Tungüí671/
Tuigau671/
Dthogu671/

Thungu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thungu in the Hindi language
ठुनगूthunagu-
Thungu in the Marathi language
ठुंगूthungu50
ठुंगुthungu50
Thungu in the Oriya language
ଠୁୁଟୁଡୁthuutudu15.38
ଠୁୁମାିର୍thuumair15.38
ଠୁୁମହାthuumaha15.38
ଠୁୁେହthuueha15.38
ଠୁୁସିଂthuusim7.69
ଠୂୂthuu7.69
ଠୁୁମୁାthuumua7.69
ଠୂୁେହthuueha7.69
ଠୁୂthuu7.69

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thungu
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