Wakungu Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Wakungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
Wakungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakungu is most common in Uganda. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wakungu.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakungu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wakungu is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Wakungu is primarily found in: Kiryandongo District, where 22 percent reside, Luuka District, where 22 percent reside and Sironko District, where 22 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Wakungu is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakhungu | 93 | 10,068 | / |
| Wahkungu | 93 | 61 | / |
| Waikungu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wakaungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wakkungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wakunu | 92 | 11 | / |
| Wokungu | 86 | 41 | / |
| Waikunu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wakhugu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wakongu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakongou | 80 | 51 | / |
| Wakougou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakhongu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakhingu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakaungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wekhungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wokunu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wacugu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakonghou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baukoungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woukoungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baikunnu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakounnou | 63 | 11 | / |
| Bokoungou | 63 | 9 | / |
| Weykounou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Baikuunnu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wakogou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bokounnou | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Wakungu
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