Dungwa Surname

483,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dungwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dungwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4541:34,0055,237
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
England111:5,065,278148,650
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Dungwa (19) may also be a first name.

Dungwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dungwa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dungwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Dungwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 483,673rd most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,592,363 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dungwa are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 19 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 454 people, or 1 in 34,005. In Zimbabwe Dungwa is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 40 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 19 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 11 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Dungwa Last Name Statistics demography

Dungwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.57% less than the national average, earning R 150,732 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dungkwa9255/
Doungwa925/
Dungwaa921/
Dongwa83215/
Dungwe83133/
Dungba837/
Dungua835/
Dunkwa833/
Dunggwaya803/
Dhungwe7727/
Daungba7721/
Dungbha7714/
Duungwe774/
Deungwe772/
Doungba772/
Donghwa772/
Doumgwa771/
Dunkwat771/
Dunkwah771/
Dungbah771/
Dongway771/
Dhungua771/
Dungbay771/
Dunningway753/
Doungbai712/
Doungwou711/
Dongwe67728/
Dungue67122/
Dongwi6789/
Dungbe6745/
Dungui6726/
Dongwo6717/
Dungbo6712/
Dunkwe676/
Dungbi675/
Donkwa674/
Dumgwe671/
Dunkwi671/
Dunkwo671/

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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 Dungwa
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