Rungwe Surname
Approximately 2,795 people bear this surname
Rungwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,104 | 1:25,162 | 3,084 |
| Zimbabwe | 613 | 1:25,185 | 3,828 |
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rungwe (50) may also be a first name.
Rungwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rungwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rungwe is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rungwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rungwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rungwe is the 156,607th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,607,351 people. The surname Rungwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rungwe live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Rungwe is also the 1,412,538th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 50 people.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,104 people, or 1 in 25,162. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 48 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 32 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rungwee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rungw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rutengwe | 86 | 90 | / |
| Rusengwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Raungwet | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rungwa | 83 | 171 | / |
| Rongwe | 83 | 149 | / |
| Rungue | 83 | 62 | / |
| Rungwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Roungwech | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rongwei | 77 | 14 | / |
| Raungwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Roungbe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Rungqwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rungwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ronkgwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Reungwai | 71 | 8 | / |
| Rusingue | 71 | 8 | / |
| Rhungqwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Rucingue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Runque | 67 | 131 | / |
| Rungui | 67 | 17 | / |
| Routengue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rungby | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rongwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rongue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rongwi | 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 Rungwe
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