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 held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vungwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 501,369th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,109,064 people. The surname Vungwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vungwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Vungwa is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 652 people, or 1 in 81,199. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 53 percent live, Songwe Region, where 45 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs 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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