Walungu Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

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

Walungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Walungu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Walungu (22) may also be a first name.

Walungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walungu has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walungu? popularity and diffusion

Walungu is the 1,604,449th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Walungu are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Walungu is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 22 people.

Walungu is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 600,647. Beside The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Central African Republic, where 1 percent live and Somalia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wailungu931/
Walusengu881/
Balungu861,375/
Baloungu801/
Baluingu801/
Balyungu801/
Baloungou7564/
Bolungu7197/
Hualongu6721/
Volungus6712/
Wolongou671/
Bouloungu631/
Bouloungou593/
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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 Walungu
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