Sungani Surname

173,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Sungani Surname Definition:

Sungani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: custodian / Keeper.

Sungani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,4051:7,1181,037
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Sungani (2,507) may also be a first name.

Sungani Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sungani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: custodian / Keeper.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sungani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sungani (Hindi: सुंगनी, Marathi: सुंगानी, Oriya: ସୁାନୀ, Russian: Сунгани) has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sungani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 173,705th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,946,844 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sungani are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 147,394th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,507 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,405 people, or 1 in 7,118. Other than Malawi this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sungani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sungani in the Hindi language
सुंगनीsungani75
सुंगणीsungani25
Sungani in the Oriya language
ସୁାନୀsuani50
ସୁାଣିsuani25
ସୁାନିsuani25
Sungani in the Marathi language
सुंगानीsungani50
सुंगनीsungani50
Sungani in the Russian language
Сунганиsungani-

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Footnotes

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