Pungwana Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pungwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pungwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Pungwana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pungwana Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Pungwana is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pungwana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Pungwana is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pungwana are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,203,949. In South Africa Pungwana is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 73 percent are found, Western Cape, where 9 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Pungwana Last Name Statistics demography

Pungwana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.33% less than the national average, earning R 65,760 per year.

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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
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  • 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 Pungwana
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