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 be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkungwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 306,799th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,915,216 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkungwe live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 35 people.
Nkungwe is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 736 people, or 1 in 71,932. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Katavi Region, where 52 percent are found, Rukwa Region, where 47 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 38 percent are found and Zambia, where 3 percent are found.
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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