Bangwayo Surname

451,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Bangwayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bangwayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7171:21,5323,227
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Bangwayo (10) may also be a first name.

Bangwayo Last Name Facts

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

Bangwayo is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Bangwayo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bangwayo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 451,199th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,678,016 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bangwayo are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

Bangwayo is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 717 people, or 1 in 21,532. In Zimbabwe Bangwayo is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 68 percent reside, Harare Province, where 13 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Bangwayo occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Bangwayo Last Name Statistics demography

Bangwayo earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.07% less than the national average, earning R 208,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bangwaya888/
Bangbay8014/
Bangwai803/
Bangboyo7583/
Bangbaye7561/
Baingwai7520/
Bangwoha751/
Bangwoye751/
Bongwaya751/
Banguaio751/
Bankwaya751/
Bangquaio712/
Banggbaye711/
Bangbai67291/
Bongwai679/
Banguey674/
Bahangwoha672/
Banguea672/
Bankwoi671/
Bankuay671/
Bankwai671/
Bangwee671/
Bangvau671/
Banguoe671/
Bongwea671/
Vangwai671/
Bonguay671/
Banguai671/
Banguae671/
Bangbey671/

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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 Bangwayo
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