Mundwa Surname
Approximately 281 people bear this surname
Mundwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 160 | 1:96,489 | 13,660 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Uganda | 47 | 1:830,623 | 38,869 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mundwa (28) may also be a first name.
Mundwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mundwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mundwa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mundwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 935,326th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. The last name Mundwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mundwa reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mundwa is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 28 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 96,489. In Zimbabwe Mundwa is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 35 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 25 percent reside and Harare Province, where 18 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and Uganda, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mhundwa | 92 | 1,016 | / |
| Mundhwa | 92 | 41 | / |
| Muundwa | 92 | 10 | / |
| Moundwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mgundwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Musendwa | 86 | 31 | / |
| Munndhwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mundua | 83 | 2,994 | / |
| Mondwa | 83 | 545 | / |
| Mundwe | 83 | 221 | / |
| Muntwa | 83 | 42 | / |
| Mundva | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mundwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muttendwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mhondwa | 77 | 62 | / |
| Munduap | 77 | 33 | / |
| Munduah | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mondway | 77 | 5 | / |
| Moundua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muundwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mundwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maundwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moundwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mundvad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mundhva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhindwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mutintwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Musintwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mondwe | 67 | 682 | / |
| Mundui | 67 | 231 | / |
| Mondua | 67 | 99 | / |
| Mundue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Moundouha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Muntua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Montwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muntwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muchendwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muntwi | 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
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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 Mundwa
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