Mungwi Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mungwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mungwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon641:324,51729,689
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mungwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mungwi is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mungwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,352,516th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mungwi live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 324,517. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 53 percent reside, Centre Region, where 25 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 16 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Mungwi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mungwai924/
Musingwi8641/
Muningwi8618/
Musengwi867/
Munengwi862/
Maungwai861/
Mungwe832,192/
Mungwa831,580/
Mungui8395/
Mongwi8317/
Munkwi832/
Mumgwi831/
Muchingwi801/
Maungwa77536/
Mgungwe77422/
Mongwai77411/
Maungwe77322/
Moungui77236/
Mhungwe7721/
Mhungwa7718/
Moungwe7712/
Mungkui778/
Moungwa775/
Mungwaa774/
Mung'ui773/
Muungwe773/
Mungway772/
Muingwa772/
Mungwee771/
Meungui771/
Munguei771/
Munggui771/
Mung'we771/
Munguai771/
Mongwei771/
Mungwaya7150/
Mungguai7132/
Mahungwe7126/
Musengwe7118/
Mutingwe7110/
Mhung'wa712/
Mgungweh711/
Mounghwa711/
Munghwea711/
Meungkwa711/
Mung'wee711/
Mung'waa711/
Muhtngwe711/
Mongwe6710,064/
Mongwa67976/
Munkwa67270/
Munkwe6758/
Mungue6719/
Mungve679/
Munkui673/
Muncui672/
Munqwe671/
Muteng'ui671/
Muneengwe671/
Munqui671/

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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 Mungwi
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