Zungu Surname
Approximately 73,112 people bear this surname
Zungu Surname User-submission:
The Zungu surname comes from a Zulu word, which means 'conspiracy' or 'loneliness'. Words from the same root are isiZungu, meaning 'lonely', and uZungu, meaning 'conspiring'.
Zungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 68,399 | 1:792 | 65 |
| Malawi | 1,699 | 1:10,076 | 1,563 |
| Uganda | 833 | 1:46,866 | 5,776 |
| DR Congo | 472 | 1:156,525 | 16,251 |
| Zimbabwe | 429 | 1:35,987 | 5,567 |
| Tanzania | 390 | 1:135,748 | 12,597 |
| Swaziland | 354 | 1:3,667 | 293 |
| Nigeria | 298 | 1:594,439 | 28,543 |
| Zambia | 100 | 1:158,499 | 11,214 |
| England | 89 | 1:626,046 | 36,944 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Zungu (391) may also be a first name.
Zungu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Zungu surname comes from a Zulu word, which means 'conspiracy' or 'loneliness'. Words from the same root are isiZungu, meaning 'lonely', and uZungu, meaning 'conspiring'.
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Zungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zungu (Marathi: झुंगु) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zungu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,769th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 99,676 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zungu are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Zungu is also the 437,834th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 391 people.
The last name Zungu is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 68,399 people, or 1 in 792. In South Africa Zungu is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 81 percent are found, Gauteng, where 11 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Zungu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Zungu are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Zungu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.12% less than the national average, earning R 144,672 per year and in United States they earn 23.57% more than the national average, earning $53,319 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zungu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zungu in the Marathi language | ||
| झुंगु | jhungu | 87.5 |
| झूंगू | jhungu | 12.5 |
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