Zungu Surname

7,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa68,3991:79265
Malawi1,6991:10,0761,563
Uganda8331:46,8665,776
DR Congo4721:156,52516,251
Zimbabwe4291:35,9875,567
Tanzania3901:135,74812,597
Swaziland3541:3,667293
Nigeria2981:594,43928,543
Zambia1001:158,49911,214
England891:626,04636,944
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

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'.

- kwanelezng13

Zungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zungu (Marathi: झुंगु) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Zungu.

How Common Is The Last Name Zungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,769th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 99,676 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zungu live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Zungu is also the 437,834th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 391 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 68,399 people, or 1 in 792. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 81 percent reside, Gauteng, where 11 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent reside. Other than South Africa Zungu is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Zungu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zungu last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzungu911,520/
Zhungu91312/
Zuungu915/
Zzungu912/
Zunguh911/
Zgungu911/
Zungus911/
Zunngu911/
Rzungu911/
Zunguu911/
Zugu891,890/
Zunu89274/
Zoungou833/
Tzhungu831/
Sungu8015,096/
Cungu801,143/
Jungu80794/
Xungu80348/
Zongu8067/
Çungu8051/
Zunus8042/
Zunnu8033/
Zunhu8014/
Zhugu8014/
Zumgu8013/
Zhunu805/
Zunuu803/
Zugnu802/
Zugau802/
Zunou802/
Zougu802/
Zugus801/
Zunuh801/
Zughu801/
Zuguu801/
Zuguh801/
Zunux801/
Zuugu801/
Zunau801/
Zuneu801/
Zugut801/
Zuhgu801/
Zunuy801/
Dzunghuu771/
Dzoungou771/
Chungu7321,097/
Sunggu736,768/
Shungu734,893/
Tsungu733,522/
Ciungu731,624/
Zougou73681/
Djungu73446/
Zhunus73444/
Zounou73224/
Xhungu73107/
Sungut73103/
Zunnui7366/
Sunngu7350/
Zongou7348/
Jungus7333/
Sungup7331/
Junggu7316/
Zhougu7316/
Soungu7311/
Sunguh7311/
Jungut7310/
Sungau736/
Saungu736/
Zaunau735/
Zeuneu735/
Juungu734/
Sunghu733/
Zonggu733/
Zhounu733/
Cunggu732/
Jjungu732/
Jungau732/
Zonguu731/
Siungu731/
Zhunou731/
Zeugou731/
Zougau731/
Zongau731/
Zonghu731/
Suhngu731/
Sungou731/
Cungau731/
Ssungu731/
Sunu675,722/
Jugu672,181/
Zogu671,938/
Tshungu671,677/
Junu671,369/
Sugu671,341/
Tchungu67958/
Soungou67728/
Sungguh67555/
Cunu67111/
Chaungu67103/
Zounnou6764/
Shaungu6762/
Zhonggu6737/
Zhonghu6737/
Djunggu6733/
Zeugueu6730/
Shuungu6729/
Junggau6728/
Sunggau6726/
Zugó6715/
Zhunush6713/
Chungut6712/
Jaungnu6711/
Sunggut677/
Sungggu674/
Zonghui674/
Thsungu674/
Zougnou672/
Zonggau671/
Junghus671/
Zonghou671/
Sunghui671/
Sunguth671/
Zounhou671/
Zounoud671/
Zouggou671/
Schungu671/
Choungu671/
Chungud671/
Shunguh671/
Zounouz671/
Zougout671/
Zuinudd671/
Jungnuy671/

Zungu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zungu in the Marathi language
झुंगुjhungu87.5
झूंगूjhungu12.5

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