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 last name Mungowa occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mungowa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 626,382nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,902,957 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mungowa live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mungowa is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 302 people, or 1 in 52,483. In Zambia Mungowa is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 41 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 30 percent live and Western Province, where 15 percent live. Apart from Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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