Bengu Surname

73,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Albania

Bengu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bengu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,0451:10,7391,333
Indonesia7661:172,64916,733
Albania4231:6,8891,312
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Greece991:111,91718,809
Liberia801:55,1074,868
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
United States281:12,944,962483,512
India201:38,353,269431,471
Moldova121:296,78124,445
England91:6,190,895170,599
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Bengü (1,261) are calculated separately.

Bengu (2,195) may also be a first name.

Bengu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bengu is found most in South Africa. It may occur as: Bengü. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bengu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 73,640th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,090,460 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Bengu live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 159,852nd most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 2,195 people.

The last name Bengu is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 5,045 people, or 1 in 10,739. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 61 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 14 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and Albania, where 6 percent are found.

Bengu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bengu last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Bengu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.73% less than the national average, earning R 150,360 per year and in United States they earn 60.46% more than the national average, earning $69,235 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bengü931,261/
Bhengu9136,121/
Benggu91413/
Bengou91351/
Bengau91136/
Bengus9177/
Buengu9134/
Bengut9121/
Beengu918/
Biengu915/
Benghu913/
Benngu911/
Benguş911/
Boengu911/
Beungu911/
Baengu911/
Bnengu911/
Behngu911/
Bemngu911/
Benu8920,590/
Bngu899/
Biengou83525/
Benggau8348/
Benguhe839/
Bengoud839/
Bhenguh831/
Bhenggu831/
Beanu802,881/
Bingu801,227/
Benou80980/
Benus80770/
Benau80378/
Benud80234/
Wengu80134/
Vengu8091/
Beenu8084/
Beunu8048/
Benui8042/
Benuh8037/
Bhenu8028/
Bienu8024/
Benut8023/
Benhu8018/
Beneu8017/
Behnu808/
Benuy807/
Bemgu806/
Benuu805/
Benuj803/
Bnggu802/
Besnu801/
Benux801/
Beynu801/
Bhngu801/
Benup801/
Benghoud771/
Benghuit771/
Bgu7540/
Mpengu73405/
Beneux73239/
Vengut73178/
Bengoo73174/
Benaud73147/
Benoud73144/
Besnou73115/
Beuneu73111/
Benhou73107/
Bingou7398/
Beneus7380/
Benaut7372/
Beenau7371/
Bhingu7356/
Biongu7348/
Beneut7345/
Bienau7343/
Buungu7341/
Wenggu7335/
Bengoe7333/
Betnou7333/
Beinou7331/
Begneu7330/
Benush7323/
Benous7322/
Bingau7322/
Vengud7321/
Bhemgu7317/
Vengou7314/
Begnou7314/
Beinus7313/
Benhus7312/
Venguš7311/
Benuit7310/
Bingus739/
Benoux739/
Besnus737/
Benout737/
Beynou736/
Binggu736/
Benuss735/
Baingu734/
Beanou734/
Beenud734/
Bheenu733/
Benuzs733/
Benuch733/
Beanuh732/
Buingu732/
Besneu732/
Beinui732/
Benaus732/
Bunguu732/
Wenghu732/
Wengou732/
Behneu731/
Bhenuu731/
Bhesnu731/
Binghu731/
Bingud731/
Vengus731/
Benutt731/
Benuis731/
Benouh731/
Beineu731/
Viengu731/
Venghu731/
Venguh731/
Behnou731/
Behnui731/
Benuih731/
Benuph731/
Benužs731/
Begnui731/
Byongu731/
Bgenou731/
Bingup731/
Beanud731/
Bheneu731/
Bhenou731/
Behegu731/
Uengau731/
Beenuh731/
Behnuz731/
Benhui731/
Benhux731/
Benëus731/
Byngus731/
Bingut731/
Beanus730/
Behnus730/
Beenus730/
Beunau730/
Venu6710,423/
Binu676,483/
Begnaud671,437/
Behnoud67652/
Vengust67398/
Besneux67267/
Benhoud67239/
Benault67222/
Beneult67160/
Vengušt6797/
Besnoux6789/
Benusch6761/
Behnous6756/
Beynaud6752/
Bynu6737/
Begneux6721/
Wengust6714/
Beignou6713/
Binghui6712/
Binggut6710/
Bingaud679/
Hhwengu678/
Bgud678/
Besnaut677/
Benghoe675/
Wenghou674/
Benhaus673/
Begneud673/
Bingush673/
Wengueu673/
Benouch672/
Biongou672/
Benó672/
Besnaud672/
Binghou672/
Benouss671/
Byonghu671/
Beinouh671/
Beenehu671/
Benhuut671/
Bjnu671/
Venghou671/
Vehnguh671/
Beinaut671/
Beinaux671/
Bejnoud671/
Benú671/
Beneush671/
Benoush671/
Besnaux671/
Bguh671/
Begnouz671/
Mpnengu671/
Benhous671/
Benhout671/
Wenghui671/
Behngoo671/
Bhgu671/
Bgau671/
Bgup671/
Bgus671/
Bgut671/
Beanush670/
Begnaux670/
Beneuth670/
Begneut670/
Benhutt670/

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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 Bengu
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