Zungwe Surname

202,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zungwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zungwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9761:89,6476,251
Tanzania741:715,42740,832
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Zungwe (322) may also be a first name.

Zungwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zungwe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zungwe? popularity and diffusion

Zungwe is the 202,451st most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,542,803 people. The surname Zungwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zungwe reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 488,964th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 322 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,976 people, or 1 in 89,647. In Nigeria Zungwe is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 86 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 3 percent are found and Taraba, where 2 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Zungwe is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.

Zungwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzungwe92828/
Tzungwe921/
Zungweh921/
Zungwer921/
Zongwe839,853/
Sungwe83491/
Zungwa83105/
Cungwe8341/
Zumgwe8313/
Jungwe837/
Zungbe831/
Zungue831/
Chungwe77302/
Dzongwe77144/
Dzungwa7748/
Zaungwa7743/
Tsungwe7735/
Zoungbe7735/
Zongwei7714/
Zeungue7713/
Zungbey7710/
Zoungue773/
Dzumgwe771/
Djungwe771/
Jumngwe771/
Jungweh771/
Saungwe771/
Chuungwe71456/
Zhongwei7172/
Chaungwe7111/
Chungwei717/
Tshungwe714/
Chungwee714/
Tsungwei712/
Tchungwe711/
Zoungoue711/
Tzuingue711/
Cungwa67338/
Tchaungwe67314/
Zongwa6761/
Sungwi6733/
Jungue679/
Zungua674/
Zungui673/
Sunkwe672/
Tcheungwe671/
Cungue671/
Chungwhee671/

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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 Zungwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis