Mungwe Surname

192,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mungwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mungwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3611:39,8075,118
Tanzania4151:127,57011,995
Zambia1471:107,8238,449
Cameroon1361:152,71416,743
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mungwe (46) may also be a first name.

Mungwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mungwe is most common in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mungwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 192,132nd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,324,610 people. The last name Mungwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mungwe reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mungwe is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 46 people.

The last name Mungwe is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 1,361 people, or 1 in 39,807. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 84 percent live, Gauteng, where 9 percent live and Limpopo, where 2 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 19 percent live and Zambia, where 7 percent live.

Mungwe Last Name Statistics demography

Mungwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.66% less than the national average, earning R 138,648 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgungwe92422/
Maungwe92322/
Mhungwe9221/
Moungwe9212/
Muungwe923/
Mung'we921/
Mungwee921/
Mungw911/
Mahungwe8626/
Musengwe8618/
Mutingwe8610/
Mgungweh861/
Munghwea861/
Muhtngwe861/
Mung'wee861/
Mongwe8310,064/
Mungwa831,580/
Mungwi8366/
Munkwe8358/
Mungue8319/
Mungve839/
Munqwe831/
Muneengwe801/
Maungue776,184/
Maungwa77536/
Moungue7790/
Mhongwe7757/
Moongwe7730/
Moengwe7728/
Monkgwe7718/
Mhungwa7718/
Munguea778/
Moungwa775/
Mungwaa774/
Mungwai774/
Munkwey774/
Monghwe774/
Mungway772/
Meungue772/
Muingwa772/
Munguei771/
Mongwee771/
Mongwea771/
Maumgwe771/
Mongkwe771/
Mongwei771/
Moungoue71402/
Mungwaya7150/
Musingwi7141/
Muningwi7118/
Mounguey7112/
Musengwi717/
Mhung'wa712/
Mutinkwe712/
Munengwi712/
Mutenqwe711/
Mounghwa711/
Maunkwue711/
Musingue711/
Meungkwa711/
Maungwai711/
Mung'waa711/
Musinkwe711/
Mhongweh711/
Mussengue672,183/
Monkwe671,893/
Mongwa67976/
Munkwa67270/
Mungui6795/
Muncue6731/
Mongwi6717/
Mounengue6711/
Monqwe672/
Munkwi672/
Moutengue672/
Munkue671/
Mumgwi671/
Mouningue671/
Moncwe671/
Mumkwe671/
Munque671/
Muchingwi671/
Maunengue671/

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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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  • 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 Mungwe
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