Bengwana Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bengwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bengwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222

Bengwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bengwana is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Bengwana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bengwana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,141,416th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bengwana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,389,172. In South Africa Bengwana is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent live, Gauteng, where 31 percent live and Western Cape, where 3 percent live.

Bengwana Last Name Statistics demography

Bengwana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.22% less than the national average, earning R 42,252 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhengwana947/
Benguana8811/
Bengwane889/
Bengwani881/
Bingwana881/
Mpengwana823/
Benghwani822/
Bingwane7541/
Bengbani7534/
Bingwani7527/
Vengwani751/
Bingwena751/
Mpngwana751/
Benguane751/
Mpingwana71184/
Bhingwani711/
Binkwane631/
Binguane631/
Vengbane631/
Mpingwane5927/
Mpinqwana591/

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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 Bengwana
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