Hungwi Surname

233,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Hungwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hungwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,7271:30,6553,635
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hungwi (131) may also be a first name.

Hungwi Last Name Facts

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

Hungwi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hungwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hungwi is the 233,413th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,217,330 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hungwi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Hungwi is also the 811,108th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 131 people.

The surname Hungwi is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,727 people, or 1 in 30,655. In Tanzania Hungwi is mostly concentrated in: Shinyanga Region, where 63 percent live, Geita Region, where 16 percent live and Tabora Region, where 11 percent live. Beside Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hungwai922/
Hungwei921/
Hung'wi921/
Chungwei867/
Hungwe838,096/
Hungwa832,143/
Ungwai8360/
Hongwi832/
Hungui831/
Hungvi831/
Chungkwai801/
Chungwa771,504/
Hongwei77316/
Chungwe77302/
Chungui77234/
Hongwie7725/
Hongwai7711/
Hunghwa776/
Hungbui775/
Chunkwi772/
Hunngwe771/
Haungwa771/
Uungwai771/
Huingwa771/
Houngui771/
Hungweh771/
Chongwi771/
Heungwa771/
Ungwa731,049/
Ungui73604/
Ungwe7339/
Ingwi732/
Ongwi731/
Chuungwe71456/
Chaungwa71146/
Chuungwa7145/
Hongwieh7116/
Chongwai7111/
Chaungwe7111/
Chongwei716/
Chunggui715/
Chungwee714/
Chunghui713/
Chuingwa712/
Utengwei711/
Chunghwa711/
Khunkwai711/
Aungwa67721/
Unggui67142/
Jingwi67136/
Hingwe67133/
Hongwe67113/
Choengwai6791/
Hongwa6770/
Ingwai6730/
Hungbe6722/
U'Ngwa6721/
Hungue6717/
Oungwa677/
Ungkui675/
Ingwei673/
Ungweh672/
Aungwe672/
Oungui672/
Hunkwa671/
Unngui671/
Hungvy671/
Chungwhee671/
Unkwei671/
Uingwe671/
Hunkwe671/
Ungwaa671/
Jungui671/

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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 Hungwi
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