Bangweni Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bangweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bangweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1101:188,81019,696
Australia521:519,14839,018
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Bangweni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bangweni occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bangweni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,101,507th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. Bangweni is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Bangweni live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 188,810. In Cameroon Bangweni is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 59 percent live, Centre Region, where 36 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Bangweni exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Bangweni Last Name Statistics demography

Bangweni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.68% less than the national average, earning R 112,440 per year.

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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 Bangweni
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