Zamuntu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Zamuntu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Zamuntu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Zamuntu (39) may also be a first name.

Zamuntu Last Name Facts

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

Zamuntu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zamuntu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zamuntu are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Zamuntu is also the 1,637,361st most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. Beside South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zamumntu931/
Samuntu86483/
Camuntu862/
Siamuntu80299/
Samunthu8031/
Chamuntu8022/
Shamuntu804/
Tshamuntu751/
Samontu7130/
Semuntu711/
Semountou631/
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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 Zamuntu
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