Sungwe Surname
Approximately 491 people bear this surname
Sungwe Surname Definition:
Sungwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who is kept and looked after by others.
Sungwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 322 | 1:229,440 | 22,327 |
| Zambia | 156 | 1:101,602 | 8,098 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Sungwe (231) may also be a first name.
Sungwe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Sungwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who is kept and looked after by others.
Sungwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sungwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sungwe is found most in The DR Congo. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sungwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 624,505th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sungwe reside; 66 percent reside in Central Africa and 66 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 590,311th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 231 people.
The last name Sungwe is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 322 people, or 1 in 229,440. Besides The DR Congo Sungwe occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 32 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shungwe | 92 | 13 | / |
| Saungwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shoungwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shungwei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shaungwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Songwe | 83 | 8,690 | / |
| Sungwa | 83 | 5,667 | / |
| Zungwe | 83 | 2,057 | / |
| Cungwe | 83 | 41 | / |
| Sungwi | 83 | 33 | / |
| Sungbe | 83 | 8 | / |
| Jungwe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Sungue | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sunkwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shungwhee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shongwe | 77 | 79,334 | / |
| Shungwa | 77 | 642 | / |
| Chungwe | 77 | 302 | / |
| Shingwe | 77 | 280 | / |
| Seungue | 77 | 101 | / |
| Soungue | 77 | 72 | / |
| Songwei | 77 | 49 | / |
| Sungbeh | 77 | 33 | / |
| Soungbe | 77 | 31 | / |
| Suingue | 77 | 25 | / |
| Sungwai | 77 | 23 | / |
| Sungoue | 77 | 10 | / |
| Sunghwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sungkue | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sung'wa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Soungwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jungweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zungweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zungwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Songwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saungwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jumngwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Songwie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sung'hwa | 71 | 472 | / |
| Chuungwe | 71 | 456 | / |
| Chaungwe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Chungwei | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sungkuea | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chungwee | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shoungbe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shonngwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Soungoue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shuengue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sunghwit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Songkwee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shuungwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheungwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sungquee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sungh'wa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zongwe | 67 | 9,853 | / |
| Sunkwa | 67 | 1,820 | / |
| Songwa | 67 | 917 | / |
| Sonkwe | 67 | 546 | / |
| Zungwa | 67 | 105 | / |
| Songwi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Songve | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sungui | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zumgwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jungue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sunque | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cungue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zungbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zungue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soutengue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheungwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chungwhee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sungbi | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sungwe
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