Mawundu Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mawundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1701:318,69230,132
Zimbabwe771:200,49723,224
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mawundu (11) may also be a first name.

Mawundu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mawundu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mawundu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawundu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 860,770th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mawundu reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mawundu is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 318,692. In South Africa Mawundu is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 30 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Not including South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside.

Mawundu Last Name Statistics demography

Mawundu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.29% less than the national average, earning R 87,240 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawundhu931/
Mawunduh931/
Mawhundu931/
Mabundu861,971/
Mavundu86260/
Mawondu864/
Mowundu861/
Mavhundu80210/
Mabhundu80119/
Masvundu806/
Mawhindu801/
Maboundou754,656/
Mavoundou7571/
Mowoundou751/
Mavindu71496/
Movundu7121/
Mobundu714/
Mavhindu671/
Mevoundou631/
Mouboundou599/

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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
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  • 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 Mawundu
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