Vushangwe Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Vushangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vushangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe961:160,81520,064
England71:7,959,723202,100
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Vushangwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vushangwe is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Vushangwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vushangwe? popularity and diffusion

Vushangwe is the 1,795,579th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname Vushangwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Vushangwe reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 160,815. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 44 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 31 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe Vushangwe is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent are found and Namibia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vushang883/
Busangwe827/
Vushong7524/
Fushang755/
Vashang751/
Vusheng751/
Vushing751/
Vushayoung741/
Fushuang712/
Vushenga711/
Fu Shang711/
Vushieng711/
Vaschang711/
Buzangwe711/
Fusangkwa679/
Vishengwa671/
Fueshanga671/
Vushengah671/
Veshunghe671/
Boussangue631/
Busonkwe591/

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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 Vushangwe
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