Bhingwa Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Bhingwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bhingwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bhingwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bhingwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bhingwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,333,370th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. Bhingwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bhingwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 237,511. In Zimbabwe Bhingwa is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 72 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bingwa922,004/
Binngwa8624/
Bhengwa863/
Biengwa861/
Bingwah861/
Binggwa861/
Bingway860/
Bingwaya8029/
Bingwe77480/
Bengwa77413/
Bingua77145/
Bingwi7738/
Bingba771/
Bingwé771/
Biongua71130/
Baengwa7162/
Boengwa7121/
Biongwe7121/
Binghua718/
Bingwei716/
Bhingui714/
Bingwih713/
Bengqwa713/
Bengway712/
Bengwah711/
Bincwat711/
Mpingwah671/
Bngwi671/
Binguaya671/
Bingguad671/
Buingwui671/

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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 Bhingwa
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