Nkungwa Surname
Approximately 839 people bear this surname
Nkungwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 766 | 1:96,449 | 10,884 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nkungwa (72) may also be a first name.
Nkungwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkungwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkungwa has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkungwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 415,025th most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,685,990 people. The last name Nkungwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkungwa are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 72 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 766 people, or 1 in 96,449. Not including The DR Congo Nkungwa is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 5 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkhungwa | 93 | 249 | / |
| Nkuingwa | 93 | 28 | / |
| N'Kungwa | 93 | 21 | / |
| Nkungwe | 86 | 1,232 | / |
| Nkungua | 86 | 581 | / |
| Nkongwa | 86 | 344 | / |
| Nkunkwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nkungwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngcungwa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Nkoungwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkoungua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkongwua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkuinkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nqongwa | 71 | 38 | / |
| Nkonkwa | 71 | 35 | / |
| Nkongwe | 71 | 18 | / |
| Nkongua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nkumgwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkumgwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkunkua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ncongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ncungwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngcongwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkoungue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeungue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeungui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqhongwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoungoue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nkhongkwoh | 59 | 3 | / |
| Nkongue | 57 | 230 | / |
| Nkonkwe | 57 | 186 | / |
| Nkongvi | 57 | 8 | / |
| Nkonkwo | 57 | 8 | / |
| Nkonkua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngqongwe | 53 | 6 | / |
| N'Kongue | 53 | 2 | / |
| Nkoumgue | 53 | 2 | / |
| Ngqonqwa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ngqonkwa | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Nkungwa
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