Tungama Surname
Approximately 441 people bear this surname
Tungama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| Zimbabwe | 49 | 1:315,066 | 31,156 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Tungama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tungama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tungama (Marathi: तूंगामा) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tungama.
How Common Is The Last Name Tungama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tungama is the 676,370th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,525,047 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tungama live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Outside of Malawi Tungama exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tungamma | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tungamai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tunama | 92 | 36 | / |
| Tugama | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tusingama | 88 | 34 | / |
| Thungamma | 88 | 2 | / |
| Tungaamaa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tongama | 86 | 346 | / |
| Tugamay | 86 | 105 | / |
| Tunamau | 86 | 28 | / |
| Tungamo | 86 | 22 | / |
| Taunama | 86 | 7 | / |
| Tunamai | 86 | 7 | / |
| Tungami | 86 | 4 | / |
| Tungame | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tungoma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tunamma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tunamad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tongamoa | 80 | 39 | / |
| Taugamoa | 80 | 23 | / |
| Tunaimah | 80 | 12 | / |
| Tong'ama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Togama | 77 | 30 | / |
| Tunamo | 77 | 23 | / |
| Tonama | 77 | 18 | / |
| Tugoma | 77 | 7 | / |
| Tugamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tunnaimah | 75 | 12 | / |
| Tunggamos | 75 | 9 | / |
| Toungouma | 75 | 3 | / |
| Thumnamai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tougoma | 71 | 1,270 | / |
| Tongoma | 71 | 121 | / |
| Taunamo | 71 | 59 | / |
| Tugomah | 71 | 20 | / |
| Togamai | 71 | 11 | / |
| Tongami | 71 | 5 | / |
| Togamau | 71 | 4 | / |
| Togamma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tugooma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Togamay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tounoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tunamga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thoungnoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toenama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tougouma | 67 | 2,178 | / |
| Tongomai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Thongame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teuneuma | 67 | 1 | / |
Tungama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tungama in the Marathi language | ||
| तूंगामा | tungama | - |
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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 Tungama
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