Nungwa Surname
Approximately 474 people bear this surname
Nungwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 430 | 1:411,960 | 21,473 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nungwa (83) may also be a first name.
Nungwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nungwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nungwa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nungwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 641,055th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 15,374,569 people. The last name Nungwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nungwa live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nungwa is also the 1,052,971st most frequent first name on earth It is held by 83 people.
The last name Nungwa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 430 people, or 1 in 411,960. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 76 percent live, Taraba, where 17 percent live and Kogi, where 3 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nhungwa | 92 | 38 | / |
| Noungwa | 92 | 18 | / |
| Nungwah | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nnungwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nunngwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nhung'wa | 86 | 9 | / |
| Nhunghwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nh'ungwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nongwa | 83 | 2,445 | / |
| Nungwi | 83 | 166 | / |
| Nungba | 83 | 97 | / |
| Nungwe | 83 | 17 | / |
| Numgwa | 83 | 14 | / |
| Nungua | 83 | 14 | / |
| Nungwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngung'hwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nounkwa | 77 | 46 | / |
| Ngungwe | 77 | 16 | / |
| Nhungwi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nunguai | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nhingwa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nhungwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Naungwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Noengwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngungwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noungba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nongwha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Numngwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nonghwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngoungwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nh'ungwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nongwe | 67 | 1,620 | / |
| Nungui | 67 | 38 | / |
| Nungue | 67 | 25 | / |
| Numgwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Numkwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nungbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nongwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nunkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nunkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Numgwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nunkwo | 67 | 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 Nungwa
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