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

Bengu is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be found as: Bengü. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bengu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 73,640th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,090,460 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Bengu are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bengu is also the 159,852nd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,195 people.

The surname Bengu is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 5,045 people, or 1 in 10,739. In South Africa Bengu is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 61 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 14 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and Albania, where 6 percent reside.

Bengu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bengu surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the 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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