Nghungwe Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nghungwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nghungwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2981:177,65615,509
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nghungwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nghungwe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nghungwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 895,817th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nghungwe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 177,656. In Tanzania Nghungwe is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Nghungwe is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngungwe9316/
Ghungwe931/
Nghugwe931/
Nghongwe8848/
Ngumngwe882/
Nghungwa881/
Ngoungwe881/
Ng'ungwe881/
Nghungwi881/
Gungwe8634/
Ngugwe863/
Ghugwe861/
Ng'hungwi82137/
Ngungwa801,275/
Ngongwe80741/
Nghugwa8090/
Ngungbe8027/
Gungwet8021/
Ngungwi8020/
Ngungue802/
Ngougwe802/
Ghughwe801/
Ghungwa801/
Gugwe77110/
Ngoungue7574/
Ng'ungwa752/
Gusingwe751/
Nghongwa751/
Ng'hugwi751/
Ngoungwa751/
Nghougue751/
Ngounkwe751/
Ngongweh751/
Ngueugwe751/
Gongwe71584/
Gungwa71117/
Ngugwi7134/
Ngugwa7124/
Ngogwe7113/
Ngoungoue7111/
Ng'aungwa715/
Ghugwa714/
Gungue713/
Ngung'hwa712/
Gougwe712/
Nghonkweh711/
Ngugbe711/
Gungbe711/
Ghugve711/
Ngukwe711/
Ngongwa67321/
Gungqwa67185/
Goungbe67158/
Ngougue67113/
Ngugbea6775/
Gongwei6720/
Ngungui677/
Ghughwa676/
Ngongwi672/
Ngunkwi672/
Ngukwei672/
Ngueungoue672/
Gaungbe672/
Goungue672/
Gunqgwa671/
Ghaugbe671/
Ng'ogwe671/
Nghogwa671/
Ngugwoa671/
Ngugwui671/
Gougwer670/

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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 Nghungwe
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