Vungwa Surname
Approximately 656 people bear this surname
Vungwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 652 | 1:81,199 | 8,330 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Vungwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vungwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vungwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Vungwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Vungwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Vungwa is the 501,369th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 11,109,064 people. The surname Vungwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Vungwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 652 people, or 1 in 81,199. In Tanzania Vungwa is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 53 percent live, Songwe Region, where 45 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Vungwa occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaungwa | 92 | 19 | / |
| Vungwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vahungwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vutingwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fungwa | 83 | 1,055 | / |
| Vungba | 83 | 82 | / |
| Wungwa | 83 | 68 | / |
| Vongwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vungua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fuhngwa | 77 | 39 | / |
| Pfungwa | 77 | 32 | / |
| Baungwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Fungwah | 77 | 17 | / |
| Foungwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bungway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phungwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Voungba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hwungwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fungwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bunghwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fusingwa | 71 | 20 | / |
| Vonggwai | 71 | 14 | / |
| Phungwat | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bungwhai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Woungwai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wfungwaa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fungkwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fuhngwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vungbo | 67 | 3,682 | / |
| Funkwa | 67 | 356 | / |
| Fongwa | 67 | 329 | / |
| Wungba | 67 | 75 | / |
| Wongwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fungwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fungua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pheungwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vongva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bungua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bungba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wumgwa | 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 Vungwa
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