Somtunzi Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

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

Somtunzi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somtunzi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1781:304,36929,195
England21:27,859,030389,889

Somtunzi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Somtunzi is found most in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Somtunzi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Somtunzi is the 1,272,314th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Somtunzi reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 304,369. In South Africa Somtunzi is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent reside, Gauteng, where 15 percent reside and Western Cape, where 15 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside.

Somtunzi Last Name Statistics demography

Somtunzi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.82% less than the national average, earning R 114,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Somthunzi9451/
Zomtunzi881/
Somtumzi881/
Samtunzi881/
Samtungi755/
Sountonsi5935/
Chamtungi594/
Sountonssi561/
Santunchai561/
Santonci503/

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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
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  • 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 Somtunzi
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