Bengwa Surname
Approximately 413 people bear this surname
Bengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| South Africa | 98 | 1:552,834 | 43,423 |
| Cameroon | 61 | 1:340,477 | 30,746 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Bengwa (57) may also be a first name.
Bengwa Demographics
Average Bengwa Salary in
South Africa
R 34,200
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bengwa is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bengwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 709,895th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. Bengwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bengwa live; 74 percent live in Central Africa and 74 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most common first name at a global level, borne by 57 people.
The surname Bengwa is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 300,323. Aside from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and Cameroon, where 15 percent are found.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baengwa | 92 | 62 | / |
| Boengwa | 92 | 21 | / |
| Bengqwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Bhengwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Bengway | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bengwah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Biengwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bingwa | 83 | 2,004 | / |
| Bengua | 83 | 1,808 | / |
| Bengba | 83 | 137 | / |
| Bengwe | 83 | 123 | / |
| Bengwi | 83 | 33 | / |
| Benqwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bengva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Benkwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bencwa | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bhingwa | 77 | 67 | / |
| Binngwa | 77 | 24 | / |
| Boengwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bengwei | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bengkwi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Besngwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Binggwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bingwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bengwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bengcua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bengwih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buengua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bingway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bngwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bingwaya | 71 | 29 | / |
| Benghuad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benghuat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bengouea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bengvath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bengui | 67 | 23,709 | / |
| Bengue | 67 | 6,900 | / |
| Bingwe | 67 | 480 | / |
| Vengua | 67 | 280 | / |
| Bingua | 67 | 145 | / |
| Bingwi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Bengbi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Benkwe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Benguaich | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bengbo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bingwé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bingba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bemgua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis