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 is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nkungwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkungwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 306,799th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,915,216 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkungwe reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 35 people.
Nkungwe is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 736 people, or 1 in 71,932. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Katavi Region, where 52 percent live, Rukwa Region, where 47 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 38 percent live and Zambia, where 3 percent live.
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
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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 Nkungwe
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