Mungowa Surname

626,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mungowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mungowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3021:52,4834,898
Zimbabwe1201:128,65217,093
Namibia401:60,2356,839
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Mungowa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mungowa occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mungowa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 626,382nd most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 14,902,957 people. The last name Mungowa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mungowa reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 302 people, or 1 in 52,483. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 41 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 30 percent live and Western Province, where 15 percent live. Besides Zambia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live and Namibia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mungow9215/
Mungoba86275/
Mongowa86167/
Mungawa8632/
Mungova8622/
Mungowo868/
Munkowa861/
Mongojwa801/
Mongowaï801/
Mungovha801/
Mungov776/
Mungaw773/
Mungob771/
Mongow771/
Munggawai753/
Mung7320,834/
Munghav716,407/
Mungobo711,561/
Mungaba71701/
Mungabo71308/
Munkova7198/
Mungava7146/
Mungovo7137/
Mungawo716/
Mumgawa714/
Mongawa712/
Mungavo711/
Maung6719,729,446/
Moung67822/
Muing67498/
Hmung6792/
Mongaway6727/
Muung6726/
Meung6724/
Mungabai678/
Mungc676/
Mujng674/
Maungová673/
Moungobo673/
Mungs672/
Munghava672/
Mungk671/
Mọung671/
Mungaboh671/
Mungh671/
Mumng671/
Mungavad671/
Mung'abo671/
Monckowa671/
Munng671/
Moungaba671/
Mungp671/

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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 Mungowa
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