Kungwe Surname
Approximately 749 people bear this surname
Kungwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 705 | 1:104,794 | 11,642 |
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kungwe (82) may also be a first name.
Kungwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kungwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kungwe occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kungwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Kungwe? popularity and diffusion
Kungwe is the 452,985th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,729,701 people. The last name Kungwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kungwe live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kungwe is also the 1,060,447th most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 82 people.
The surname Kungwe is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 705 people, or 1 in 104,794. Not including The DR Congo it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaungwe | 92 | 130 | / |
| Kungwer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kungwea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kahungwe | 86 | 135 | / |
| Kungwa | 83 | 26,420 | / |
| Kongwe | 83 | 315 | / |
| Cungwe | 83 | 41 | / |
| Kunkwe | 83 | 36 | / |
| Kungwi | 83 | 30 | / |
| Kungbe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kungue | 83 | 2 | / |
| Keumngweh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khungwa | 77 | 2,774 | / |
| Kaungwa | 77 | 176 | / |
| Khongwe | 77 | 142 | / |
| Kongwee | 77 | 87 | / |
| Koungue | 77 | 75 | / |
| Keungue | 77 | 46 | / |
| Kungwai | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kaungwi | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kuingwa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kongwei | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kongwej | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kunghwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Koungwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kongwie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaungue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kongweha | 71 | 377 | / |
| Keungoue | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kounkweh | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kongkwej | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kongwa | 67 | 3,796 | / |
| Konkwe | 67 | 582 | / |
| Cungwa | 67 | 338 | / |
| Kongue | 67 | 322 | / |
| Kungua | 67 | 253 | / |
| Kongwi | 67 | 176 | / |
| Qongwe | 67 | 63 | / |
| Kunkwa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kungui | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kunkue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kousingue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cungue | 67 | 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 Kungwe
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