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
Nkungwe is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkungwe? popularity and diffusion
Nkungwe is the 306,799th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,915,216 people. Nkungwe occurs mostly 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 frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 35 people.
The surname Nkungwe is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 736 people, or 1 in 71,932. In Tanzania Nkungwe is primarily found in: Katavi Region, where 52 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 47 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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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