Kabungwe Surname

548,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kabungwe Surname Definition:

Kabungwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who congregates massesos people to come together.

Kabungwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Zambia351:452,85521,237
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551

Kabungwe (83) may also be a first name.

Kabungwe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kabungwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who congregates massesos people to come together.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Kabungwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kabungwe occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabungwe? popularity and diffusion

Kabungwe is the 548,408th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,500,079 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kabungwe are found; 58 percent are found in Southern Africa and 58 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kabungwe is also the 1,052,971st most frequent first name world-wide, held by 83 people.

The surname Kabungwe is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Besides Malawi it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 42 percent live and Zambia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kabongwe88135/
Kabungue885/
Kabunkwe882/
Kabungwa881/
Kobusingwe781/
Kabungua7521/
Kabongwa753/
Kavungwi753/
Khavungwi711/
Kobusingue671/
Kobonkwe631/
Kobongue631/
Cabunquet591/
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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kabungwe
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