Gungwa Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Gungwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 88 | 1:175,435 | 21,257 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Gungwa (17) may also be a first name.
Gungwa Demographics
Average Gungwa Salary in
South Africa
R 78,600
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gungwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gungwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gungwa is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gungwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,683,218th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name Gungwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gungwa live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 17 people.
The last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 175,435. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 57 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 30 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.
Gungwa Last Name Statistics demography
Gungwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.92% less than the national average, earning R 78,600 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gungqwa | 92 | 185 | / |
| Gunqgwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ghungwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ng'ungwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gung'hwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gongwa | 83 | 224 | / |
| Gungwe | 83 | 34 | / |
| Gunqwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gungba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gungua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gungva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ng'aungwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ngung'hwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gungbay | 77 | 21 | / |
| Gungwet | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ngungwe | 77 | 16 | / |
| Gongway | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kgongwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Goungua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngungwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nghungwe | 71 | 299 | / |
| Gongweha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngoungwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ng'ungwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gusingwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nghungwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gungui | 67 | 741 | / |
| Gongwe | 67 | 584 | / |
| Gunguo | 67 | 75 | / |
| Gungbo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gungue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gungbe | 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
- 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 Gungwa
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