Mtungwa Surname

99,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mtungwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtungwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,4911:12,0641,502
Zimbabwe1891:81,68411,934
Tanzania371:1,430,85446,940
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mtungwa (127) may also be a first name.

Mtungwa Last Name Facts

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

Mtungwa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Mtungwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtungwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtungwa is the 99,817th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,538,106 people. The surname Mtungwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtungwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 825,494th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 127 people.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,491 people, or 1 in 12,064. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 57 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 16 percent live. Other than South Africa Mtungwa exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Mtungwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mtungwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.68% less than the national average, earning R 148,104 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthungwa9314/
Mhtungwa9311/
Mtung'wa939/
Mmtungwa933/
Mtaungwa931/
Mtungwe86583/
Mtongwa8630/
Mtungwo863/
Mtunqwa862/
Mtumgwa861/
Mtungua861/
Mtunkwa861/
Mmtunqwa803/
Mtunngwe801/
Mtongwe71219/
Mtunguhi674/
Mthinkwa671/

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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 Mtungwa
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