Bengwe Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Bengwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 77 | 1:687,553 | 39,898 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Bengwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bengwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bengwe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bengwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,628,521st most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bengwe live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 687,553. In Tanzania Bengwe is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 95 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Botswana, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boengwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Bengwei | 92 | 3 | / |
| Bengwee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Beungwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bengue | 83 | 6,900 | / |
| Bingwe | 83 | 480 | / |
| Bengwa | 83 | 413 | / |
| Bengwi | 83 | 33 | / |
| Benkwe | 83 | 15 | / |
| Byongwe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Biongwe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Benguhe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bingwei | 77 | 6 | / |
| Buengue | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bhengwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bengqwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bengway | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bengkwi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Biengwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Besngwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benkweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bengwih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bngwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Behengue | 71 | 42 | / |
| Bengouea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bengui | 67 | 23,709 | / |
| Bingwa | 67 | 2,004 | / |
| Bingue | 67 | 542 | / |
| Vengue | 67 | 150 | / |
| Benque | 67 | 144 | / |
| Vingwe | 67 | 135 | / |
| Bingwi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Bengbi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Vengbe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Benqwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpngwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bengva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bingwé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bimgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bencwa | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bengwe
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