Bengwa Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

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

Bengwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bengwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Cameroon611:340,47730,746
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Bengwa (57) may also be a first name.

Bengwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bengwa is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bengwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bengwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bengwa is the 709,895th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bengwa reside; 74 percent reside in Central Africa and 74 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most numerous given name globally, held by 57 people.

Bengwa is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 300,323. Barring The DR Congo it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 24 percent reside and Cameroon, where 15 percent reside.

Bengwa Last Name Statistics demography

Bengwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.61% less than the national average, earning R 34,200 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baengwa9262/
Boengwa9221/
Bengqwa923/
Bhengwa923/
Bengway922/
Bengwah921/
Biengwa921/
Bingwa832,004/
Bengua831,808/
Bengba83137/
Bengwe83123/
Bengwi8333/
Benqwa832/
Bengva831/
Benkwa831/
Bencwa830/
Bhingwa7767/
Binngwa7724/
Boengwe773/
Bengwei773/
Bengkwi772/
Besngwi771/
Beungwe771/
Binggwa771/
Bingwah771/
Bengwee771/
Bengcua771/
Bengwih771/
Buengua771/
Bingway770/
Bngwi731/
Bingwaya7129/
Benghuad711/
Benghuat711/
Bengouea711/
Bengvath711/
Bengui6723,709/
Bengue676,900/
Bingwe67480/
Vengua67280/
Bingua67145/
Bingwi6738/
Bengbi6727/
Benkwe6715/
Benguaich679/
Bengbo674/
Bingwé671/
Bingba671/
Bemgua671/

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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 Bengwa
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