Bangwe Surname

72,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5,5341:13,3501,672
Zambia9021:17,5721,967
Tanzania1861:284,63222,243
Cameroon431:483,00239,429
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bangwe (409) may also be a first name.

Bangwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bangwe is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bangwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bangwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 72,973rd most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,079,157 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bangwe live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bangwe is also the 426,190th most common first name world-wide It is held by 409 people.

Bangwe is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 5,534 people, or 1 in 13,350. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 13 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.

Bangwe Last Name Statistics demography

Bangwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.11% less than the national average, earning R 120,924 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhangwe929/
Bangwet921/
Bangweh921/
Bangwee921/
Bangkwe921/
Bangw916/
Bangkwet861/
Bongwe832,011/
Bangwa831,143/
Bangue83991/
Bankwe83173/
Bangbe83144/
Bhangw838/
Bangwi837/
Bamgwe831/
Batingwed8085/
Bangoue7737/
Baungwa7721/
Bangbei7713/
Bhankwe779/
Baingue778/
Npangwe775/
Banggue775/
Bangque775/
Banguey774/
Bongkwe773/
Bangwai773/
Bangbeh772/
Bhangue772/
Banguea772/
Bongweh771/
Bangbey771/
Bongwea771/
Bongwer771/
Bongwet771/
Boungwe771/
Beungwe771/
Beangue771/
Bankweh771/
Baangue771/
Bhongwe771/
Bhangwa771/
Mphangwe71690/
Baingwai7120/
Bangwaya718/
Bonyngwe717/
Bangkwit716/
Bonengwe711/
Botingwe711/
Bangwist711/
Bangguey711/
Bangwoha711/
Bangkoue711/
Batengue711/
Batingue711/
Bahangue711/
Bosengwe711/
Bongue679,005/
Bangui672,118/
Banque671,015/
Bongwa67941/
Bankwa67412/
Bankwi6732/
Bangbi6728/
Bongwi6718/
Vangue6713/
Bonkwe6710/
Bassengue678/
Bongbe676/
Bankue674/
Banqwa674/
Vangbe674/
Bassingue674/
Bangvy671/
Bamkwe671/
Mmphangwe671/
Bomgwe671/
Bancue671/

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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 Bangwe
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