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 found in Tanzania more 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 is the 1,727,723rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uchungu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 342,839th most widespread first name globally, held by 595 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 476,951. In Tanzania Uchungu is most common in: Pwani Region, where 85 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 4 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis