Suntwe Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Suntwe Surname Definition:
Suntwe is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: hyena.
Suntwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
Suntwe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Suntwe is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: hyena.
Suntwe is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: hyena.
Suntwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Suntwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Suntwe is most common in The DR Congo. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Suntwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,666,404th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Suntwe reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundwe | 83 | 279 | / |
| Sontwe | 83 | 21 | / |
| Juntwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shauntue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sundwa | 67 | 335 | / |
| Sundve | 67 | 143 | / |
| Sontwa | 67 | 66 | / |
| Sondwe | 67 | 63 | / |
| Sundue | 67 | 31 | / |
| Suntui | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sundwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shondwe | 62 | 40 | / |
| Shontwa | 62 | 30 | / |
| Sundbøe | 62 | 9 | / |
| Shindwe | 62 | 4 | / |
| Chundwe | 62 | 4 | / |
| Shintue | 62 | 1 | / |
| Soundue | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ceundwe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sonthwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Countway | 57 | 119 | / |
| Shonhtwa | 57 | 48 | / |
| Sunduhei | 57 | 34 | / |
| Juntwait | 57 | 25 | / |
| Sheundwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shonthwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Juntuest | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sundvist | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sundby | 50 | 2,896 | / |
| Sundui | 50 | 1,359 | / |
| Zondwe | 50 | 3 | / |
| Sondwa | 50 | 2 | / |
| Juntui | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sontui | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sundva | 50 | 1 | / |
| Zontue | 50 | 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
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- 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 Suntwe
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