Tundwa Surname

19,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Tundwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tundwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo27,7121:2,666283
Zambia1941:81,7016,916
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Tundwa (2,996) may also be a first name.

Tundwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tundwa is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tundwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 19,654th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 261,109 people. Tundwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tundwa live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Tundwa is also the 132,258th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 2,996 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27,712 people, or 1 in 2,666. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Taundwa921/
Tundwe83354/
Tondwa83216/
Tundua83161/
Tuntwa834/
Tundwi831/
Tondwe67257/
Tondua67104/
Tundui6724/
Tunduo674/
Tuntua673/
Tundue671/
Thondwe624/
Toundoue571/
Tontua5027/
Tuntui5013/
Tumtua501/
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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 Tundwa
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