Wunganai Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Wunganai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wunganai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2551:60,5429,135
England101:5,571,806158,774
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wunganai (195) may also be a first name.

Wunganai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wunganai is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wunganai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 970,883rd most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Wunganai are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Wunganai is also the 649,894th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 195 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 60,542. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 51 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 22 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 10 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe Wunganai occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wunganayi94308/
Wungana9349/
Wungani931/
Vunganai88798/
Waungana8852/
Wunganat889/
Bunganai889/
Wunganga882/
Wonganai881/
Wunganip881/
Vunganayi82233/
Hwaungana8237/
Wonganayi821/
Bungana80624/
Wongana8035/
Vungani8022/
Vungana801/
Bunganay7593/
Bunganna7521/
Boungana7510/
Vunganat759/
Woungane754/
Voungana752/
Baungani751/
Baungana751/
Wungiena751/
Bungganay7134/
Bunghanay712/
Bunganiye712/
Wonganiya711/
Vonganayi711/
Bungane672,131/
Wongane672/
Vungeni671/
Vungane671/

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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 Wunganai
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