Kavungwe Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kavungwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavungwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1201:441,18030,663
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Kavungwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kavungwe is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavungwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kavungwe is the 1,620,164th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kavungwe are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kavungwe is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 441,180. In Tanzania Kavungwe is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavungwa8814/
Kavungwi883/
Kafungwe883/
Kavung86274/
Kavhungwa821/
Khavungwi821/
Kavungu802,767/
Kavunga801,573/
Kavungo80447/
Kavoung8016/
Kaveung8011/
Kavuang801/
Kvungwa801/
Kafungwa75424/
Kifungwe75288/
Kavung'i7534/
Kawungwa7521/
Kavuanga7521/
Kafengwe7519/
Kivungwa7511/
Kabungue755/
Kavengwa753/
Kabunkwe752/
Kuvengwe752/
Gavungwa751/
Kavungho751/
Kavungoh751/
Kafunkwe751/
Khavungu751/
Kavingwa751/
Kavunagh750/
Kivung71492/
Kavang71162/
Kafung7170/
Kaving7154/
Kaveng7142/
Kavunc7137/
Kovung7116/
Khvung716/
Kavong716/
Kaufingwa715/
Kavaunagh714/
Kavanaghe711/
Khawvunga711/
Kayviyung711/
Khavengwa711/
Kavoungou711/
Kavunaugh710/
Kafunga673,439/
Kavinga672,127/
Kavuncu671,660/
Kavanga671,142/
Kavenga67732/
Kafungo67563/
Kivunga67335/
Kafungu67267/
Kaufung67217/
Kavangu67160/
Kavingo67156/
Kivungu67141/
Kavangh67108/
Kavango67104/
Khuvung67101/
Kavingu6792/
Kivungo6789/
Kavongo6748/
Cavunga6742/
Gavunga6734/
Kavánek6729/
Cavungo6727/
Khovung6722/
Kavonga6712/
Kavanek6711/
Khavuyangu6710/
Kavengo679/
Kavengu679/
Kavnagh678/
Kavaing678/
Kaiving676/
Khavang675/
Kavínek675/
Kuvunga675/
Kafunke674/
Kafunek674/
Kavanag673/
Kavieng673/
Ka Fung672/
Kvng672/
Kavunik671/
Kafiyangwe671/
Kaovang671/
Kafungh671/
Kavunku671/
Kfungwa671/
Kavinek671/
Kafinyagwe671/
Kouavounga671/
Kovunga671/
Kaivong671/
Kavengh670/
Kavenig670/
Keaveng670/
Kavngha670/
Kavenag670/
Kouvingue591/
Keawwongwai531/
Kowongwa501/

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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 Kavungwe
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