Kanungwa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kanungwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kanungwa 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
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kanungwa Demographics

Kanungwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kanungwa Last Name Facts

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

Kanungwa is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kanungwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanungwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanungwa is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanungwa reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 80 percent reside and Taita Taveta County, where 20 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Kanungwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Kanungwe881,926/
Kanongwa88631/
Kanunkwa8834/
Kaunongwa82107/
Kanhongwa8231/
Kanhungwe8215/
Kanunngwe821/
Kanongwe756/
Kanungui755/
Kamhungwe7175/
Kaunongua711/
Cangungua711/
Konongwe633/
Kounoungui561/
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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 Kanungwa
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