Wungu Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1901:696,04854,032
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
England11:55,718,059489,080

Wungu (263) may also be a first name.

Wungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wungu is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 770,644th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Wungu live; 51 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 548,616th most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 263 people.

This last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 696,048. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Java, where 77 percent are found, Central Java, where 9 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 9 percent are found. Beside Indonesia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 48 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wungou9138/
Wunguh911/
Wungau911/
Wahungu8325/
Bungu804,401/
Vungu803,313/
Wongu80110/
Bungau73464/
Boungu73110/
Bunggu7381/
Wonghu7376/
Wongou7317/
Vhungu737/
Baungu735/
Bunghu732/
Buingu732/
Beungu731/
Boungou6710,298/
Voungou679/
Bunggau671/
Wonghou671/
Bounngou621/
Vonggu551/

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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 Wungu
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