Ichungwa Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Ichungwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ichungwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ichungwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ichungwa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ichungwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ichungwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ichungwa is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ichungwa are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya it is most common in: Nakuru County, where 60 percent reside, Muranga County, where 27 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gichungwa | 94 | 18 | / |
| Ichung'wa | 94 | 9 | / |
| Icungwa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ichung'wah | 89 | 3 | / |
| Gichung'wa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ichingwa | 88 | 194 | / |
| Icung'wa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ishungwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Isungwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ishongwa | 75 | 8 | / |
| Echingwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yisungwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Echungwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hishongwa | 71 | 45 | / |
| Gishungua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Isongwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Esungwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ishongua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hishongua | 59 | 5 | / |
| Esungua | 53 | 30 | / |
| Esongwa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Izunkwo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Esongwea | 50 | 1 | / |
| Essongwa | 50 | 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 Ichungwa
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