Ungwe Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Ungwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ungwe (14) may also be a first name.
Ungwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ungwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ungwe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ungwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,141,416th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ungwe reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ungwe is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 14 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 93 percent live and Kogi, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Ungwe is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent live and Malawi, where 23 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungwe | 91 | 8,096 | / |
| Ungweh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Aungwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Uingwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ungwech | 83 | 24 | / |
| Aungwea | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hungwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hungweh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Usengwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hunngwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ingwe | 80 | 2,016 | / |
| Ungwa | 80 | 1,049 | / |
| Ongwe | 80 | 272 | / |
| Ungue | 80 | 127 | / |
| Ungbe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Unkwe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hungw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Utengwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hungwa | 73 | 2,143 | / |
| Hungwi | 73 | 1,728 | / |
| Aungwa | 73 | 721 | / |
| Oungbe | 73 | 607 | / |
| Hingwe | 73 | 133 | / |
| Hongwe | 73 | 113 | / |
| Jingwe | 73 | 68 | / |
| Ungwai | 73 | 60 | / |
| Ingwee | 73 | 42 | / |
| Ungbea | 73 | 30 | / |
| Hungbe | 73 | 22 | / |
| U'Ngwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Hungue | 73 | 17 | / |
| Oungue | 73 | 10 | / |
| Oungwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ongwey | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ongwee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ingwei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ounkwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ongweh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ingwea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Unkwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hunkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ungwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ongwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houngue | 67 | 12,445 | / |
| Houngbe | 67 | 1,116 | / |
| Hongwei | 67 | 316 | / |
| Jingwei | 67 | 43 | / |
| Hongwie | 67 | 25 | / |
| Jingweh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ungeeve | 67 | 9 | / |
| Huengue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hunghwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Usengue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jingwie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hungwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ungwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haungwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hung'wi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aunggwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auhngwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uungwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huingue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houngve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hongwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eungoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ounguea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongkwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heungwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heungue | 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
- 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 Ungwe
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