Sunguma Surname
804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Sunguma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
Sunguma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sunguma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sunguma is most common in Malawi. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sunguma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 804,502nd most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sunguma reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Without taking into account Malawi this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suguma | 92 | 15 | / |
| Sunuma | 92 | 2 | / |
| Soungouma | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sugumai | 86 | 220 | / |
| Zunguma | 86 | 45 | / |
| Shunuma | 86 | 19 | / |
| Sunumai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sugumma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sungumi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sungoma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sougouma | 80 | 20 | / |
| Sunumaut | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shinguma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Songumay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Songouma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sunoma | 77 | 69 | / |
| Sonuma | 77 | 14 | / |
| Zuguma | 77 | 4 | / |
| Soungoumi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Songoma | 71 | 1,317 | / |
| Zughuma | 71 | 34 | / |
| Zonguma | 71 | 6 | / |
| Zugumah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zunumah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sounoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chuguma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chounuma | 67 | 31 | / |
| Sounumoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zougouma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zughumah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sunumous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chunnuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuuguma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Songomai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Songomoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Songoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shingima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djoungoumma | 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 Sunguma
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis