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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Average Zungu Salary in
United States
$53,319 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zungu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,769th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,676 people. The last name Zungu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zungu reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Zungu is also the 437,834th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 391 people.
It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 68,399 people, or 1 in 792. In South Africa Zungu is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 81 percent reside, Gauteng, where 11 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent reside. Beside South Africa it 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 bearing the Zungu surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being 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
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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