Munungwe Surname
Approximately 313 people bear this surname
Munungwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 278 | 1:57,014 | 5,216 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Munungwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munungwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Munungwe is found most in Zambia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Munungwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 866,642nd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Munungwe reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 57,014. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Luapula Province, where 46 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 28 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 21 percent live. Not including Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.
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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 Munungwe
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