Dungwana Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dungwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dungwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Dungwana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dungwana is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dungwana.

How Common Is The Last Name Dungwana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Dungwana are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 2,167,108. In South Africa Dungwana is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 36 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and Western Cape, where 20 percent live. Excluding South Africa Dungwana occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 4 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.

Dungwana Last Name Statistics demography

Dungwana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.08% less than the national average, earning R 56,844 per year.

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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
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  • 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 Dungwana
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