Chungwa Surname

261,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Chungwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chungwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5741:92,2339,227
Malawi5491:31,1824,677
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
Kenya941:491,27625,271
Bhutan891:6,922293
Zambia531:299,05516,868
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chungwa (11) may also be a first name.

Chungwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chungwa (Tibetan: ཆུང་བ།) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chungwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Chungwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 261,034th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,845,443 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Chungwa live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 11 people.

The last name Chungwa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 574 people, or 1 in 92,233. In Tanzania Chungwa is mostly concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 78 percent reside, Ruvuma Region, where 12 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 37 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Chungwa Last Name Statistics demography

Chungwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.11% less than the national average, earning R 35,376 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaungwa93146/
Chuungwa9345/
Tchungwa934/
Chungwat933/
Chuingwa932/
Chunghwa931/
Chungwah931/
Hungwa922,143/
Cungwa92338/
Tchuingwa88153/
Tchoungwa8811/
Chungkwai881/
Tcheungwa881/
Khungwa862,774/
Chingwa861,309/
Shungwa86642/
Chongwa86348/
Chungwe86302/
Chungua86121/
Hunghwa866/
Chungba863/
Chungwo863/
Hungwai862/
Haungwa861/
Hungwua861/
Humngwa861/
Huingwa861/
Heungwa861/
Cuingwa861/
Hungwah861/
Xhungwa861/
Tcheungwha821/
Chuungwe80456/
Choongwa80164/
Chingway8026/
Chiengwa8026/
Chongway8018/
Chaungwe8011/
Chongwai8011/
Chungwei807/
Chunkwat807/
Chungwee804/
Chunguay804/
Tshungwa803/
Chungwoo802/
Chuinkwa802/
Ching'wa801/
Chingwai801/
Chaungua801/
Sheungwa801/
Shuungwa801/
Tchungwo801/
Chungkwo801/
Chingkwa801/
Hungwe778,096/
Sungwa775,667/
Hungwi771,728/
Zungwa77105/
Hongwa7770/
Hungua7719/
Humgwa776/
Hungba773/
Congwa773/
Hunkwa771/
Choengwai7591/
Tchuinkwa7521/
Tchounkwa753/
Chingkwai751/
Chungwhee751/
Sheungwai751/
Chongwe712,034/
Chongwo711,087/
Chingua71333/
Chungui71234/
Chinkwa71139/
Chungue71131/
Dzungwa7148/
Zaungwa7143/
Houngua7142/
Shongwa7139/
Sungwai7123/
Chongva7111/
Hongwai7111/
Seungwa7110/
Sunghwa718/
Sung'wa716/
Khunkwa716/
Tsungwa715/
Shungua713/
Congway712/
Hingwah712/
Chunguo712/
Soungwa712/
Chungbe712/
Chunkwi712/
Sungwat712/
Saungwa711/
Chingwo711/
Hung'wi711/
Hunngwe711/
Honghwa711/
Chungbo711/
Houngba711/
Hungweh711/
Heunkwa711/
Tchuingwou711/
Chongwi711/
Cuingua711/
Hungkwo711/
Chunkua711/
Hungwei711/
Hunningway710/
Sung'hwa67472/
Choongwe67334/
Tshungba6775/
Chongwee6760/
Shoongwa6736/
Soungwah6718/
Choungue6717/
Hounguea6712/
Chongwei676/
Chonghua676/
Tshongwa675/
Chunggui675/
Chingwei674/
Tshungua674/
Chunghui673/
Chumguay673/
Chinkwai672/
Hongweha672/
Chungkuo671/
Sungh'wa671/
Choonkwa671/
Chinkwea671/
Shungwei671/
Chongweh671/
Chongwoh671/
Chounkwe671/
Chienkwa671/
Chinghua671/
Chumkwua671/
Khaunkwa671/
Khunkwai671/
Seunghwa670/

Chungwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chungwa in the Tibetan language
ཆུང་བ།chungwa94.23
ཆུང་ཝ།chungwa3.85
ཆུང་བ།།chungwa1.92

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chungwa
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