Mungwa Surname

250,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mungwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mungwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6981:105,84511,745
Zambia3431:46,2104,438
Nigeria2481:714,28532,812
Cameroon1791:116,02813,362
Zimbabwe741:208,62523,867
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mungwa (388) may also be a first name.

Mungwa Last Name Facts

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

Mungwa is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mungwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 250,894th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 4,612,371 people. The last name Mungwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mungwa are found; 55 percent are found in Central Africa and 55 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mungwa is also the 439,750th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 388 people.

The last name Mungwa is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 698 people, or 1 in 105,845. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 16 percent are found.

Mungwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mungwa surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Mungwa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maungwa92536/
Muungwa92256/
Mhungwa9218/
Mungwah9216/
Moungwa925/
Mungwaa924/
Mungwai924/
Mungway922/
Muingwa922/
Mutngwa921/
Mungwau921/
Meungwa921/
Mungwat921/
Mungwaya8650/
Maungwah8631/
Mahungwa8623/
Mhung'wa862/
Maungwai861/
Mounghwa861/
Munghwea861/
Mung'waa861/
Meungkwa861/
Mungwe832,192/
Mongwa83976/
Mungua83487/
Mungba83451/
Munkwa83270/
Mungwi8366/
Mungwo837/
Mungva831/
Mungwaath804/
Muteengwa801/
Muning'wa801/
Mgungwe77422/
Mongwai77411/
Maungwe77322/
Moongwa7760/
Mhingwa7740/
Mmongwa7722/
Mhungwe7721/
Mhongwa7720/
Moungwe7712/
Munguea778/
Moengwa776/
Mungvah774/
Muungwe773/
Meungua771/
Mung'we771/
Mungwou771/
Mungwee771/
Monngwa771/
Munguai771/
Moungua771/
Mongwea771/
Maungba771/
Mgungua771/
Mongwah771/
Musingwi7141/
Mungguai7132/
Mahungwe7126/
Musengwe7118/
Muningwi7118/
Mutingwe7110/
Musengwi717/
Musengwo714/
Munkwaya714/
Mungguay713/
Munengwi712/
Muhtngwe711/
Muningua711/
Moengqwa711/
Mung'wee711/
Musingwo711/
Musingua711/
Mong'hwa711/
Mgungweh711/
Musenkwa711/
Mongwe6710,064/
Mongwo67146/
Mungui6795/
Munkwe6758/
Muchenkwa6730/
Munguo6721/
Mungue6719/
Mongwi6717/
Mungve679/
Monkwa676/
Munkwi672/
Mumgwi671/
Munkua671/
Mungbo671/
Muneengwe671/
Muchingwi671/
Muncua671/
Munqwe671/

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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 Mungwa
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