Batungwa Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Botswana

Batungwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Batungwa 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
Uganda631:619,67132,575
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Batungwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Batungwa is most common in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Batungwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,203,767th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Batungwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Batungwa are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 619,671. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kanungu District, where 13 percent live, Mubende District, where 13 percent live and Mbarara District, where 11 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 7 percent live and Botswana, where 5 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
Batongwa881/
Bathongwa829/
Bathingwa821/
Botungba751/
Batongwe751/
Baytongva711/
Boitongwa711/
Batoungue711/
Bateheoungba701/
Batongue6318/
Botoungue591/
Boutoungue561/
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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 Batungwa
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