Begwa Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Begwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 186 | 1:291,278 | 28,316 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Begwa Demographics
Average Begwa Salary in
South Africa
R 73,968
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Begwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Begwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Begwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Begwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Begwa is the 1,222,957th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. The surname Begwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Begwa reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 291,278. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 61 percent live, Gauteng, where 32 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Begwa Last Name Statistics demography
Begwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.87% less than the national average, earning R 73,968 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Begway | 91 | 13 | / |
| Biegwa | 91 | 7 | / |
| Begwea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Begwas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bhegwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Beingwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bekwa | 80 | 3,226 | / |
| Bogwa | 80 | 300 | / |
| Bagwa | 80 | 297 | / |
| Bigwa | 80 | 270 | / |
| Begua | 80 | 195 | / |
| Begwe | 80 | 30 | / |
| Begba | 80 | 10 | / |
| Beqwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Begwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Becwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beguas | 73 | 349 | / |
| Boekwa | 73 | 317 | / |
| Bagway | 73 | 140 | / |
| Bagwai | 73 | 118 | / |
| Bisgwa | 73 | 74 | / |
| Begweh | 73 | 64 | / |
| Baghwa | 73 | 30 | / |
| Baekwa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Bigwai | 73 | 28 | / |
| Bhekwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bekwah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Bogwai | 73 | 12 | / |
| Biggwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Beukwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Bhagwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Baigwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Beghva | 73 | 8 | / |
| Bagwah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Beigua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Beguah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Beugwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Baggwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bekwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Beguaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bagqwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhegwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biegwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beguat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bagwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beakwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beagba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhecwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Begbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bekway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Begbah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Begwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Begvat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beguha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beguaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Begbau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beckway | 67 | 43 | / |
| Beagbay | 67 | 22 | / |
| Beukwai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bahagwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Baghwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beguatt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Biegweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhagway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhagwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhaghwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bigwahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beguaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beegbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baggwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Begwood | 67 | 0 | / |
| Besggua | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Begwa
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