Vunguza Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Vunguza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vunguza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Vunguza (4) may also be a first name.

Vunguza Last Name Facts

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

Vunguza is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vunguza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vunguza is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vunguza are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Vunguza is also the 6,192,526th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 4 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nakuru County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Vunguza occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vuguza921,691/
Bunguza86209/
Wunguza8610/
Funguza868/
Vuguzsa861/
Phunguza8016/
Bhunguza805/
Mpunguza803/
Buguza7767/
Vunusa7714/
Vugusa7711/
Vugoza771/
Mphunguza757/
Vungisa71684/
Bungusa7115/
Fungiza7114/
Bonguza712/
Bungoza711/
Bumguza711/
Fungusa711/
Boutinguza711/
Bougouza67144/
Bongouza677/
Phungusa672/
Bounouza671/

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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 Vunguza
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