Pungwe Surname
Approximately 4,633 people bear this surname
Pungwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4,542 | 1:16,266 | 2,027 |
| Zimbabwe | 52 | 1:296,889 | 30,036 |
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Pungwe (660) may also be a first name.
Pungwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pungwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pungwe occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pungwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 101,863rd most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,572,965 people. The last name Pungwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pungwe live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 323,152nd most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 660 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4,542 people, or 1 in 16,266. Outside of The DR Congo this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poungwe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Phungwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pungwech | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pongwe | 83 | 458 | / |
| Pungwa | 83 | 194 | / |
| Pungue | 83 | 48 | / |
| Pungwi | 83 | 18 | / |
| Pumgwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Poungue | 77 | 141 | / |
| Pfungwa | 77 | 32 | / |
| Punggue | 77 | 14 | / |
| Pongwej | 77 | 5 | / |
| Phongwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pongwie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pungwit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phungue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phungwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poungoue | 71 | 220 | / |
| Phoungbe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pongwa | 67 | 1,858 | / |
| Pungua | 67 | 16 | / |
| Phongweha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phungwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pungui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punque | 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 Pungwe
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