Mbungwa Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mbungwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbungwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2341:231,52923,959
Botswana391:56,07510,323
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mbungwa (14) may also be a first name.

Mbungwa Last Name Facts

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

Mbungwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mbungwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbungwa? popularity and diffusion

Mbungwa is the 953,750th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbungwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Mbungwa is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 234 people, or 1 in 231,529. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 29 percent live and Gauteng, where 4 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Mbungwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mbungwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.05% less than the national average, earning R 113,940 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbhungwa93134/
Mbaungwa931/
Mbongwa866,343/
Mbungwe86127/
Mbungua8641/
Mbungwi866/
Mbunqwa861/
Mbumgwa861/
Mbunguha80218/
Mboungwi802/
Mbungweh801/
Mboungua801/
Mbongwai801/
Mbuingwe801/
Mboungbai7510/
Mmphungwa751/
M'Mbungwe751/
Mboungwoh751/
Mbongwe712,524/
Mbongwo7184/
Mbunkwe7124/
Mvungwe7110/
Mbongwi719/
Mbungue713/
Mvunqwa711/
Nbongwa711/
Mvungua711/
Mbumgwe711/
Mbonqwa711/
Mboungue6785/
Mboungui6712/
Mbounkwe673/
Mbeunkwi672/
Mbongwwe671/
Mbongkwi671/
Mbonghwe671/
Mbungbih671/
Mbounkwi671/
Mbeunkwe671/
Mbeungue671/

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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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  • 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 Mbungwa
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