Uchungu Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Uchungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 111 | 1:476,951 | 32,497 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Uchungu (595) may also be a first name.
Uchungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uchungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uchungu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Uchungu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uchungu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Uchungu is the 1,727,723rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Uchungu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Uchungu is also the 342,839th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 595 people.
The last name Uchungu is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 476,951. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Pwani Region, where 85 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uchunu | 92 | 46 | / |
| Ochungu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ushungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gushungu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uchingou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Usungu | 77 | 216 | / |
| Ochunu | 77 | 109 | / |
| Ocungu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ochugu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ujungu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Uchogu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Uzungu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ukhunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Utsungu | 71 | 26 | / |
| Ushongu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Usoungu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Auchogu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ochaugu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uzunu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Usunguua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Usongu | 62 | 599 | / |
| Ochogu | 62 | 482 | / |
| Osungu | 62 | 77 | / |
| Uchonu | 62 | 24 | / |
| Huzunu | 62 | 12 | / |
| Ujeugu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Osunghu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ochoguh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ochocgu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hutsonu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Goutsoungou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ossungou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ossoungou | 50 | 200 | / |
| Houchonou | 50 | 11 | / |
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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 Uchungu
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