Vunywa Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Vunywa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vunywa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Vunywa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vunywa is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vunywa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vunywa is the 2,635,433rd most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Vunywa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vunywa are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Vunywa is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 1,083,554. In South Africa Vunywa is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent are found, Western Cape, where 36 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent are found.

Vunywa Last Name Statistics demography

Vunywa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.89% less than the national average, earning R 83,436 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vuniwa834/
Vuniwai77363/
Bunywat771/
Vinjwa67979/
Bunjwa67147/
Funjwa6793/
Bonywa679/
Vuniba674/
Vuniva672/
Vunjua671/
Buniwa671/
Funiwa671/
Vonywe671/

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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 Vunywa
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