Wungwa Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Wungwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wungwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe671:230,42125,509
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wungwa Last Name Facts

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

Wungwa is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wungwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wungwa is the 2,312,869th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. Wungwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wungwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 230,421. In Zimbabwe Wungwa is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 96 percent are found, Harare Province, where 1 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Wungwa exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hwungwa921/
Woungwai865/
Vungwa83656/
Wungba8375/
Wongwa836/
Wungwe832/
Wumgwa831/
Wongwai779,221/
Baungwa7721/
Vaungwa7719/
Hwungwe778/
Bungway771/
Wongway771/
Vungwai771/
Wungbay771/
Bunghwa771/
Bungwhai715/
Wungkuha711/
Wongwaij711/
Vahungwa711/
Vutingwa711/
Wungwech711/
Vungba6782/
Wongwe6752/
Vungwe6730/
Wongwi6725/
Wongua677/
Wongwo675/
Vongwa672/
Vungwi671/
Vungua671/
Wungue671/
Bungba671/
Bungua671/
Wongva671/

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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 Wungwa
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