Zungufya Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Zungufya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zungufya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1711:309,60023,673
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Zungufya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zungufya is found most in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zungufya? popularity and diffusion

Zungufya is the 1,310,135th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name Zungufya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zungufya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Zungufya is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 309,600. In Tanzania Zungufya is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 78 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 19 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zengfeya751/
Zingfa71249/
Zengfa711/
Zungfu711/
Sungfai674/
Zingfah673/
Singufa673/
Zunufio671/
Zinguva671/
Zangufu671/
Sungouf671/
Zngf671/

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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 Zungufya
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