Ungwa Surname
Approximately 1,049 people bear this surname
Ungwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 616 | 1:119,934 | 13,059 |
| Nigeria | 411 | 1:431,004 | 22,235 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
The last name Ungwa is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ungwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 348,286th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,947,136 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ungwa live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 534,713th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 276 people.
The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 616 people, or 1 in 119,934. Apart from The DR Congo Ungwa occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 39 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungwa | 91 | 2,143 | / |
| Aungwa | 91 | 721 | / |
| Uungwa | 91 | 95 | / |
| Ungwai | 91 | 60 | / |
| U'Ngwa | 91 | 21 | / |
| Oungwa | 91 | 7 | / |
| Ungwaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ahungwa | 83 | 1,784 | / |
| Gungqwa | 83 | 185 | / |
| Ungwaha | 83 | 47 | / |
| Hunghwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Aungwea | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hungwai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Haungwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hungwua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aunggwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Auhngwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Humngwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uungwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Huingwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ungwaja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Heungwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Usengwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hungwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gunqgwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ongwa | 80 | 546 | / |
| Ingwa | 80 | 231 | / |
| Ungwo | 80 | 84 | / |
| Ungwe | 80 | 39 | / |
| Ungua | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ungva | 80 | 4 | / |
| Unkwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ungba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Uchengwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Uungwath | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gung'hwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hungwe | 73 | 8,096 | / |
| Hungwi | 73 | 1,728 | / |
| Jingwa | 73 | 191 | / |
| Ingwau | 73 | 183 | / |
| Hongwa | 73 | 70 | / |
| Ungkua | 73 | 64 | / |
| Ongway | 73 | 41 | / |
| Ingwai | 73 | 30 | / |
| Ungbea | 73 | 30 | / |
| Hungua | 73 | 19 | / |
| Hingwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Humgwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gunqwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hungba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ingway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aungwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ingwea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ungweh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Unkwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Unkwap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hunkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ongwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ongkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uingwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gungva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ungbau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houngua | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ungwech | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hongwai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hingway | 67 | 9 | / |
| Usengua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ingw'aa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hingwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ousnkwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heunkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hungweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houngba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jingwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ounguea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ounkwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goungua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hungkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Usengwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honghwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hunngwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hung'wi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hungwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hunningway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ungwa
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