Jungwa Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Jungwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jungwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania571:928,80044,452
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
India51:153,413,076951,030
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

Jungwa (25) may also be a first name.

Jungwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jungwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jungwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,075,631st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname Jungwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Jungwa are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Jungwa is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 25 people.

The last name Jungwa is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 928,800. In Tanzania Jungwa is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 89 percent are found, Songwe Region, where 7 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jungwat928/
Junghwa927/
Jumngwa923/
Ojungwa923/
Jungwha921/
Djungwa921/
Jungwad921/
Jungwatt862/
Sungwa835,667/
Jongwa83182/
Zungwa83105/
Yungwa8338/
Jungwe837/
Jungua834/
Juncwa833/
Jungba831/
Ihungwa77226/
Zaungwa7743/
Sungwai7723/
Ajongwa7717/
Hyungwa7713/
Seungwa7710/
Sunghwa778/
Sung'wa776/
Ojongwa775/
Ojungba773/
Jungwoo773/
Soungwa772/
Ojungwo772/
Yunghwa772/
Jumngwe771/
Hiungwa771/
Cuingwa771/
Junguas771/
Saungwa771/
Jonghwa771/
Jungweh771/
Oyungwa771/
Yungwah771/
Yungwai771/
Jongwai771/
Sung'hwa71472/
Soungwah7118/
Ojonngwa714/
Jungwith714/
Youngwai713/
Djounkwa712/
Junkwaha711/
Ojoungwo711/
Sungh'wa711/
Seunghwa710/
Jongwe675,856/
Sunkwa671,820/
Junqua67626/
Yungwe67482/
Jumkwa6792/
Zongwa6761/
Yungua6757/
Yungba6742/
Juncua6737/
Junguo6711/
Jungue679/
Yungwi674/
Zungua674/
Zungba674/
Jonkwa673/
Jungbo672/
Junkua672/
Jongwo672/
Jungui671/
Jungwizth671/
Jungbe671/
Jumgwo671/
Sungwo671/
Jongua671/

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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
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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 Jungwa
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