Gungwe Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Gungwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gungwe (11) may also be a first name.
Gungwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gungwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gungwe has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gungwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gungwe live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 857,680. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 50 percent live and Midlands Province, where 50 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe Gungwe exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gungwet | 92 | 21 | / |
| Ngungwe | 92 | 16 | / |
| Ghungwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nghungwe | 86 | 299 | / |
| Ngoungwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ng'ungwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gusingwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gongwe | 83 | 584 | / |
| Gungwa | 83 | 117 | / |
| Gungue | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gungbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gungqwa | 77 | 185 | / |
| Goungbe | 77 | 158 | / |
| Gongwei | 77 | 20 | / |
| Gaungbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Goungue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ghungwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gunqgwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gongweha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Goungoue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gueungue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngounkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gung'hwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nghungwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gungui | 67 | 741 | / |
| Gongwa | 67 | 224 | / |
| Gunqwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goncwe | 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 Gungwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis