Bungwe Surname
Approximately 679 people bear this surname
Bungwe Surname Definition:
Bungwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a meeting.
Bungwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 445 | 1:166,022 | 17,095 |
| Zambia | 113 | 1:140,265 | 10,259 |
| Zimbabwe | 109 | 1:141,635 | 18,305 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Bungwe (99) may also be a first name.
Bungwe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Bungwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a meeting.
Bungwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bungwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bungwe occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bungwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bungwe is the 488,458th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,732,763 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bungwe reside; 66 percent reside in Central Africa and 66 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bungwe is also the 951,070th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 99 people.
It is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 445 people, or 1 in 166,022. Not including The DR Congo Bungwe occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 17 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beungwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boungwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Busingwe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bongwe | 83 | 2,011 | / |
| Bungwa | 83 | 348 | / |
| Bungue | 83 | 171 | / |
| Bunqwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bungwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bungbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bumgwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bungque | 77 | 426 | / |
| Boungue | 77 | 127 | / |
| Bungwai | 77 | 30 | / |
| Bunkwey | 77 | 27 | / |
| Baungwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Bhungwa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Npungwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bunggue | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bongkwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Boengwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Buinkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bongweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bongwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bunguhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bunghwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhongwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bungway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bungwhai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Boungoue | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bounguea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Buingwui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bounguey | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Pungwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bongwa | 67 | 941 | / |
| Bunque | 67 | 239 | / |
| Bunkwi | 67 | 81 | / |
| Bongwi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bungui | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bunkue | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bonkwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bungbi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buñgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bungua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vungue | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Bungwe
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