Tungela Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tungela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tungela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1781:304,36929,195
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Tungela Last Name Facts

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

Tungela occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Tungela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tungela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tungela is the 1,257,535th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tungela reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Tungela is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 304,369. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live, Western Cape, where 21 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Tungela Last Name Statistics demography

Tungela earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.87% less than the national average, earning R 190,428 per year.

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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 Tungela
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