Ungwa Surname

348,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,049 people bear this surname

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

Ungwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ungwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6161:119,93413,059
Nigeria4111:431,00422,235
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ungwa (276) may also be a first name.

Ungwa Last Name Facts

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

Ungwa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ungwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ungwa is the 348,286th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,947,136 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ungwa reside; 60 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ungwa is also the 534,713th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 276 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 616 people, or 1 in 119,934. Not including The DR Congo Ungwa exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 39 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hungwa912,143/
Aungwa91721/
Uungwa9195/
Ungwai9160/
U'Ngwa9121/
Oungwa917/
Ungwaa911/
Ahungwa831,784/
Gungqwa83185/
Ungwaha8347/
Hunghwa836/
Aungwea834/
Hungwai832/
Haungwa831/
Hungwua831/
Aunggwa831/
Auhngwa831/
Humngwa831/
Uungwai831/
Huingwa831/
Ungwaja831/
Heungwa831/
Usengwa831/
Hungwah831/
Gunqgwa831/
Ongwa80546/
Ingwa80231/
Ungwo8084/
Ungwe8039/
Ungua805/
Ungva804/
Unkwa804/
Ungba803/
Uchengwa776/
Uungwath771/
Gung'hwa771/
Hungwe738,096/
Hungwi731,728/
Jingwa73191/
Ingwau73183/
Hongwa7370/
Ungkua7364/
Ongway7341/
Ingwai7330/
Ungbea7330/
Hungua7319/
Hingwa739/
Humgwa736/
Gunqwa734/
Hungba733/
Ingway732/
Aungwe732/
Ingwea732/
Ungweh732/
Unkwah731/
Unkwap731/
Hunkwa731/
Ongwea731/
Ongkwa731/
Uingwe731/
Gungva731/
Ungbau731/
Houngua6742/
Ungwech6724/
Hongwai6711/
Hingway679/
Usengua674/
Ingw'aa674/
Hingwah672/
Ousnkwa672/
Heunkwa671/
Hungweh671/
Houngba671/
Jingwah671/
Ounguea671/
Ounkwai671/
Goungua671/
Hungkwo671/
Usengwe671/
Honghwa671/
Hunngwe671/
Hung'wi671/
Hungwei671/
Hunningway670/

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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 Ungwa
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