Vungu Surname

135,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Vungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,7161:27,2023,413
Tanzania5571:95,0489,461
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vungu (165) may also be a first name.

Vungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vungu is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Vungu.

How Common Is The Last Name Vungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 135,635th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,199,682 people. The last name Vungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Vungu are found; 82 percent are found in Central Africa and 82 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 712,876th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 165 people.

The last name Vungu is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,716 people, or 1 in 27,202. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 17 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vhungu917/
Vunu8967/
Vugu893/
Voungou839/
Bungu804,401/
Fungu80500/
Wungu80369/
Vuggu8051/
Vunut809/
Vunnu808/
Veunu805/
Vunus803/
Vuguh801/
Vughu801/
Vaunu801/
Vunuh801/
Vunau801/
Vunou801/
Mpungu739,121/
Bungau73464/
Phungu73428/
Boungu73110/
Bunggu7381/
Npungu7368/
Vounou7356/
Bungut7355/
Bhungu7355/
Buungu7341/
Wungou7338/
Bungus7325/
Bungup7313/
Bunguh736/
Baungu735/
Bungud734/
Funguh734/
Vougou733/
Buingu732/
Bunguu732/
Bunghu732/
Wunguh731/
Vugush731/
Beungu731/
Foungu731/
Fungut731/
Fungus731/
Vughuu731/
Vaunnu731/
Fung'u731/
Vonggu731/
Funghu731/
Fungau731/
Wungau731/
Vugheu731/
Veunus731/
Pfungu731/
Vaughu730/
Bunu6719,526/
Boungou6710,298/
Wunu673,171/
Bugu671,361/
Foungou67271/
Mphungu67162/
Bahungu67119/
Wugu6764/
Bungush6730/
Wahungu6725/
Bunggup6715/
Vaugoux6713/
Mpuungu679/
Vounnou678/
Bunghus675/
Mmpungu674/
Busingu674/
Vougueu672/
Bungaus672/
Buingup671/
Bunggau671/
Bungouy671/
Founguh671/
Bunguhe671/
Bhunguu671/
Nphungu671/
Vounhou671/
Vumgnuh671/
Butengu671/
Vaughau670/
Bunguss670/
Fungous670/
Vaugnut670/

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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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  • 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 Vungu
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