Bangiwe Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

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

Bangiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bangiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1741:311,36629,669
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bangiwe (952) may also be a first name.

Bangiwe Last Name Facts

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

Bangiwe is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bangiwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,267,784th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bangiwe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Bangiwe is also the 261,794th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 952 people.

Bangiwe is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 311,366. In South Africa Bangiwe is most frequent in: North West, where 40 percent live, Free State, where 21 percent live and Northern Cape, where 16 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 3 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Bangiwe Last Name Statistics demography

Bangiwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.56% less than the national average, earning R 117,480 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhangiwe934/
Banguiwe931/
Bangiw921/
Banjiwe8681/
Bangawe8662/
Bangiwa8625/
Bongiwe8621/
Baingiw869/
Bangewe864/
Bangiew864/
Bansiwe861/
Banziwe861/
Banguwe861/
Bangieva80113/
Baingiew8012/
Mpangiwe8010/
Bhangive801/
Bangiwit801/
Bangew771/
Bangiyeva7584/
Baingew7115/
Bangave7113/
Bangeva7110/
Bangebi714/
Bangibi711/
Bongive711/
Bonguwe711/
Bongawe711/
Bangewa711/
Bongiwa711/
Banzibe711/
Bamjiwe711/
Bonggawe6713/
Boonngiw679/
Bhangivi674/
Bhangave672/

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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 Bangiwe
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