Nchunga Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nchunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3221:164,41514,613
Botswana831:26,3495,307
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Nchunga (23) may also be a first name.

Nchunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nchunga is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchunga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nchunga is the 685,266th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchunga are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 23 people.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 322 people, or 1 in 164,415. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 93 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent reside and Geita Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Nchunga Last Name Statistics demography

Nchunga earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.67% less than the national average, earning R 48,300 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nchounga931/
Ncunga922/
Ntchounga882/
Nchinga861,271/
Nkhunga86603/
Nchungi867/
Nchauna867/
Nchonga862/
N'Hunga862/
Nchungo861/
Nshunga861/
Nchouga861/
Nchuina861/
Nchunge861/
Ncuna8317/
Nchungou801/
Nchingha801/
Nchoungi801/
Nchoungo801/
Njunga773,576/
Nkhuna771,674/
Nzunga771,547/
Nsunga771,158/
Nchoga77223/
Nchona775/
Ntcuna771/
Nconga771/
Nchoungou7578/
Ntchougna751/
Ndzunga71730/
Nsounga71383/
Nchoutngou71146/
Ndjunga7190/
Nzeunga7172/
Njeunga7166/
Nziunga7127/
N'Sunga7127/
Nseunga7122/
Ntsunga7110/
Nzung'a7110/
Njungga714/
Nkhungo714/
Nshonga713/
Njounga713/
Nchongo713/
Nzounga712/
Nchingo712/
Ngiunga711/
Njuinga711/
N'Chona711/
Nzuinga711/
Nsuunga711/
Nsuinga711/
Nsungai711/
Njungah711/
Njuga67946/
Ntshonga67413/
Nzuna67385/
Ntsounga6782/
Ndjeunga6764/
Ndzounga6755/
Njuna6739/
Nzeutnga6732/
Ndjounga677/
Ndjaunga674/
Ncona672/
Nsoungha671/
Ntshungo671/
Ntsungai671/
Ndjuinga671/
Nchougou671/
Nchongoh671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nchunga
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