Tungu Surname
Approximately 16,029 people bear this surname
Tungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 13,647 | 1:3,879 | 540 |
| DR Congo | 1,190 | 1:62,084 | 7,377 |
| Uganda | 565 | 1:69,096 | 7,708 |
| South Africa | 215 | 1:251,989 | 25,579 |
| Kenya | 109 | 1:423,669 | 23,058 |
| Papua New Guinea | 89 | 1:91,615 | 12,219 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Turkey | 19 | 1:4,095,864 | 99,768 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Tungu (4,626) may also be a first name.
Tungu Demographics
Average Tungu Salary in
South Africa
R 110,136
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Tungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tungu (Hindi: टुनगू, Marathi: तुंगु, Oriya: ଟୁୁ) occurs most in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tungu.
How Common Is The Last Name Tungu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 33,129th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 454,648 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tungu live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Tungu is also the 100,845th most numerous given name globally It is held by 4,626 people.
The last name Tungu is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 13,647 people, or 1 in 3,879. In Tanzania it is most common in: Shinyanga Region, where 33 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 30 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 17 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Tungu occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.
Tungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Tungu surname is primarily Christian (67%) in Kenya.
Tungu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.65% less than the national average, earning R 110,136 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tungu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tungu in the Hindi language | ||
| टुनगू | tunagu | - |
| Tungu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟୁୁ | tuu | 57.89 |
| ଟୂୂ | tuu | 21.05 |
| ତୁୁ | tuu | 15.79 |
| ଟୁଂଗୁ | tungu | 5.26 |
| Tungu in the Marathi language | ||
| तुंगु | tungu | 57.14 |
| टूंगू | tungu | 14.29 |
| टुंगु | tungu | 14.29 |
| तुंगू | tungu | 14.29 |
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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 Tungu
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