Bangwane Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Bangwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bangwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Bangwane (9) may also be a first name.

Bangwane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bangwane occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bangwane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bangwane? popularity and diffusion

Bangwane is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Bangwane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bangwane reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Bangwane is also the 3,941,740th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 9 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Aside from South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found.

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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 Bangwane
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