Masungwa Surname
Approximately 1,594 people bear this surname
Masungwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,084 | 1:48,839 | 5,457 |
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| Kenya | 59 | 1:782,710 | 31,540 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Masungwa (1,173) may also be a first name.
Masungwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masungwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masungwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Masungwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masungwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 249,113th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,571,861 people. The last name Masungwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masungwa live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Masungwa is also the 231,872nd most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 1,173 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,084 people, or 1 in 48,839. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 29 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 27 percent reside and Mara Region, where 15 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 25 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashungwa | 94 | 74 | / |
| Massoungwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Masongwa | 88 | 249 | / |
| Masungwe | 88 | 42 | / |
| Mosungwa | 88 | 6 | / |
| Masungwi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Macungwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Majungwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Machungwa | 82 | 1,763 | / |
| Mashongwa | 82 | 347 | / |
| Mashingwa | 82 | 90 | / |
| Masaungwe | 82 | 9 | / |
| Maisungua | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mazungwi | 75 | 472 | / |
| Masongwe | 75 | 37 | / |
| Mosongwa | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mazungwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Masongua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mazongwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masong'we | 71 | 166 | / |
| Mashongwe | 71 | 24 | / |
| Massungue | 71 | 10 | / |
| Machungua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massongwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masuingui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masonghwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masong'hwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Massoungui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Massoungbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazongua | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mosungbe | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mosongwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Massongue | 59 | 11 | / |
| Mazeungue | 59 | 2 | / |
| Machungue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Moshongwo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Moussoungui | 53 | 2 | / |
| Moussoungbe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mouchoungwe | 53 | 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 Masungwa
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