Tungwa Surname
Approximately 881 people bear this surname
Tungwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 661 | 1:69,864 | 6,635 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Zimbabwe | 41 | 1:376,542 | 34,729 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Tungwa (292) may also be a first name.
Tungwa Demographics
Tungwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Tungwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tungwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tungwa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tungwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tungwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 399,363rd most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 8,271,902 people. Tungwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tungwa are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 516,683rd most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 292 people.
This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 661 people, or 1 in 69,864. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 100 percent live, Kilifi County, where 0 percent live and Mombasa County, where 0 percent live. Excluding Kenya Tungwa is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.
Tungwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (60%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thungwa | 92 | 379 | / |
| Taungwa | 92 | 38 | / |
| Tungwai | 92 | 2 | / |
| Teungwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Toungwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tungway | 92 | 1 | / |
| Thungwha | 86 | 6 | / |
| Thunghwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Thunngwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tongwa | 83 | 821 | / |
| Tungua | 83 | 193 | / |
| Tungwe | 83 | 126 | / |
| Tungba | 83 | 63 | / |
| Tungwi | 83 | 16 | / |
| Tunkwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tumgwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tongway | 77 | 63 | / |
| Tungcua | 77 | 30 | / |
| Toungba | 77 | 18 | / |
| Tongwai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tong'wa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tunguai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tongwaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Teunkwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tongkwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tunggua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tuncway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thungwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tounkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toungua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tungwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tongwau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tonghwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tunguha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thongkwa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Thongwah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tongwe | 67 | 797 | / |
| Tungui | 67 | 564 | / |
| Tunkwe | 67 | 49 | / |
| Tungbi | 67 | 45 | / |
| Tongwo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Tonkwa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Thongkwoa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tungbo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tungue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tongwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thungguay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tunguo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tunkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tunkua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tungbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thungkuay | 67 | 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
- 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 Tungwa
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