Nhungwa Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nhungwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nhungwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nhungwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nhungwa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nhungwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nhungwa live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 812,539. In Zimbabwe Nhungwa is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 68 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 32 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe Nhungwa is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 47 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nhung'wa939/
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Nh'ungwa931/
Nungwa92474/
Nyungwa86430/
Njungwa86314/
Noungwa8618/
Nhingwa867/
Nungwah864/
Nunngwa861/
Nnungwa861/
Njung'wa8089/
Nnyungwa801/
Njoungwa801/
Njungwua801/
Nongwa772,445/
Nungba7797/
Numgwa7714/
Nungua7714/
Nungwo771/
Ngung'hwa752/
Nyongwa71116/
Njongwa7160/
Nounkwa7146/
Nunguai7110/
Njungwo713/
Noengwa712/
Nyungua711/
Ngungwo711/
Nongwha711/
Noungba711/
Nonghwa711/
Njumgwai671/
Ny'ongwa671/
Nyungwei671/
Njeunkwa671/
Njungwoh671/
Njungwei671/

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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 Nhungwa
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