Tungu Surname

33,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Tungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania13,6471:3,879540
DR Congo1,1901:62,0847,377
Uganda5651:69,0967,708
South Africa2151:251,98925,579
Kenya1091:423,66923,058
Papua New Guinea891:91,61512,219
India461:16,675,334263,471
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
France81:8,302,840321,660
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
England11:55,718,059489,080

Tungu (4,626) may also be a first name.

Tungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tungu (Hindi: टुनगू, Marathi: तुंगु, Oriya: ଟୁୁ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tungu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,129th most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 454,648 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tungu reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 100,845th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 4,626 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 13,647 people, or 1 in 3,879. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Shinyanga Region, where 33 percent live, Tabora Region, where 30 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.

Tungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Tungu surname is predominantly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thungu9110,399/
Tunguç91303/
Tungut91252/
Tunguz91205/
Tunggu91150/
Tungau9140/
Ttungu9112/
Tunghu918/
Tungou917/
Tungud917/
Tunguu914/
Tuyngu914/
Tuungu914/
Tumngu912/
Toungu912/
Tungus911/
Tunu893,318/
Tugu89995/
Toungou83906/
Tunggau8318/
Tunggus8312/
Tunggut834/
Tungush834/
Thunghu833/
Tunguch831/
Tumnguh831/
Tuncgut831/
Tunguha831/
Tuningu831/
Thuungu831/
Thunggu831/
Thunguh831/
Tthungu831/
Tunau802,061/
Tuguz801,925/
Tongu801,743/
Taunu80795/
Tunut80541/
Tuneu80436/
Tunus80383/
Tunnu80297/
Tunuu80181/
Thugu80117/
Tunuz80111/
Tunuç80104/
Thunu8092/
Tugau8088/
Tunui8044/
Tuunu8029/
Teunu8029/
Taugu8028/
Tumnu8025/
Tuygu8020/
Tunou8013/
Tunhu8012/
Tugup807/
Tugus806/
Tunud806/
Tounu805/
Tougu805/
Teugu803/
Tugut803/
Tunuy802/
Tughu802/
Tuugu801/
Tunuj801/
Dtugu801/
Tunup801/
Tugou801/
Tuguj801/
Tuguş801/
Tuggu801/
Toungouh7748/
Toungoup7710/
Toungous771/
Toungout771/
Toungouz771/
Dtoungou771/
Thoungau771/
Tongou734,512/
Tounou732,117/
Tougou73784/
Tungoe73395/
Taunus73164/
Tugaut73116/
Taugau7350/
Tukguz7347/
Thugut7341/
Tongau7338/
Tounau7321/
Tuuguu7320/
Tonggu7318/
Thunnu7317/
Teunou7317/
Tugguh7315/
Tumnus7314/
Tuyguz7314/
Tunoud7313/
Teugou7312/
Tunout7311/
Tounut7311/
Tunhui7310/
Tuneus739/
Tugush738/
Thukgu738/
Tunhuy737/
Tunudd736/
Thaunu735/
Taunuu734/
Tunahu734/
Tuymgu734/
Tumnou733/
Tonghu733/
Tunhau732/
Tunnau732/
Tunaud732/
Tounus732/
Tuguha732/
Tuinui732/
Tuggau732/
Tunaut732/
Tougus731/
Tunous731/
Thunau731/
Tahunu731/
Touggu731/
Taunau731/
Tuneup731/
Tungüí731/
Tunnuy731/
Toutnu731/
Toughu731/
Thughu731/
Tuigau731/
Thunuu731/
Tuigut731/
Tounnu731/
Tunnus731/
Tunnut731/
Tunouy731/
Tuhgau731/
Toungouss7111/
Togu671,358/
Toumnou67134/
Tugnutt6731/
Tonghui6725/
Tounnou6720/
Tunggoo6717/
Tugault6714/
Tunhult6711/
Thongou679/
Touggou676/
Tonghou675/
Thongau675/
Teugueu675/
Taunous675/
Tonggou674/
Tougueu674/
Tounouh674/
Thunhui674/
Tougout674/
Thugutt673/
Toumgou673/
Tounous672/
Thumnut672/
Thuynhu671/
Taugnuu671/
Thuunnu671/
Tunú671/
Teumnou671/
Teugheu671/
Teugnou671/
Tonngou671/
Toujgou671/
Toukgou671/
Tougouz671/
Taunaus671/
Taunoux671/
Tonghau671/
Tonghuj671/
Tonghuy671/
Tonguuy671/
Thunhuy671/
Thumnus671/
Thonghu671/
Tougous670/
Teunaut670/

Tungu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tungu in the Hindi language
टुनगूtunagu-
Tungu in the Oriya language
ଟୁୁtuu57.89
ଟୂୂtuu21.05
ତୁୁtuu15.79
ଟୁଂଗୁtungu5.26
Tungu in the Marathi language
तुंगुtungu57.14
टूंगूtungu14.29
टुंगुtungu14.29
तुंगूtungu14.29

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Footnotes

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