Nkungwe Surname
Approximately 1,232 people bear this surname
Nkungwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 736 | 1:71,932 | 7,520 |
| DR Congo | 465 | 1:158,881 | 16,459 |
| Zambia | 31 | 1:511,288 | 22,588 |
Nkungwe (35) may also be a first name.
Nkungwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkungwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkungwe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkungwe? popularity and diffusion
Nkungwe is the 306,799th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,915,216 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkungwe are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nkungwe is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 35 people.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 736 people, or 1 in 71,932. In Tanzania Nkungwe is most numerous in: Katavi Region, where 52 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 47 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 38 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkoungwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nkungwa | 86 | 839 | / |
| Nkongwe | 86 | 18 | / |
| Nkumgwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ncungwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkungwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkhungwa | 80 | 249 | / |
| Nkuingwa | 80 | 28 | / |
| N'Kungwa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Nkoungue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkeungue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkoungoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkungua | 71 | 581 | / |
| Nkongwa | 71 | 344 | / |
| Nkongue | 71 | 230 | / |
| Nkonkwe | 71 | 186 | / |
| Nkunkwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkumgwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngcungwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ngqongwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkoumgue | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Kongue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeungui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoungua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuinkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqongwa | 57 | 38 | / |
| Nkonkwa | 57 | 35 | / |
| Nkongvi | 57 | 8 | / |
| Nkongua | 57 | 4 | / |
| Ncongwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngcongwa | 53 | 2 | / |
| Nqhongwa | 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 Nkungwe
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