Mundwe Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mundwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mundwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1791:88,5477,336
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mundwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mundwe is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Mundwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mundwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,104,724th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mundwe are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mundwe is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 88,547. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Province, where 78 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muundwe922/
Moundwe921/
Maundwe921/
Mundwer921/
Mundw911/
Mondwe83682/
Mundwa83281/
Mundue837/
Muntwe835/
Mundwi831/
Muchendwe802/
Mhundwa771,016/
Mundhwa7741/
Muundwa7710/
Mundhve774/
Mondwey771/
Moundwa771/
Hmondwe771/
Musendue7141/
Moundoue711/
Mountwey711/
Munndhwa711/
Mondwa67545/
Mundui67231/
Montwe67118/
Muntwa6742/
Mondue6740/
Muntue677/
Mundva672/
Muntwi671/

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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 Mundwe
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