Tunguma Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

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

Tunguma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunguma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Tunguma Last Name Facts

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

Tunguma is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tunguma.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunguma? popularity and diffusion

Tunguma is the 3,665,662nd most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Tunguma is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Tunguma reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Tunguma is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,257,404. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 96 percent live and Free State, where 4 percent live. Other than South Africa Tunguma is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Tunguma Last Name Statistics demography

Tunguma earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning R 228,432 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tungumai939/
Thunguma932/
Tungguma931/
Tuguma9219/
Tunuma9217/
Toungouma883/
Tunhuma86151/
Tungume867/
Tunumah861/
Tungoma861/
Tonguma861/
Tungumi861/
Tauguma860/
Tougouma802,178/
Thunhuma801/
Teuneuma801/
Tonuma77280/
Tugoma777/
Tunumo771/
Toguma771/
Tougoumma752/
Tounoumga751/
Toungoumo751/
Tougoma711,270/
Tongoma71121/
Tugomah7120/
Togouma716/
Tugooma713/
Tounoma711/
Tongomai677/
Tougoumo671/
Tongumoh671/

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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
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  • 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 Tunguma
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