Bingwa Surname

206,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Bingwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bingwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0201:53,1156,740
Zimbabwe3691:41,8386,456
DR Congo3561:207,52720,581
Tanzania1441:367,65026,957
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
England161:3,482,379114,324
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Bingwa (288) may also be a first name.

Bingwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bingwa occurs most in South Africa. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bingwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 206,734th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,636,500 people. The last name Bingwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bingwa live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 520,883rd most prevalent first name globally, held by 288 people.

The last name Bingwa is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,020 people, or 1 in 53,115. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent reside, Gauteng, where 15 percent reside and Western Cape, where 13 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside.

Bingwa Last Name Statistics demography

Bingwa earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 117.75% more than the national average, earning R 517,452 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhingwa9267/
Binngwa9224/
Bingwah921/
Binggwa921/
Biengwa921/
Bingway920/
Bingwaya8629/
Bingwe83480/
Bengwa83413/
Bingua83145/
Bingwi8338/
Bingba831/
Bingwé831/
Biongua77130/
Baengwa7762/
Boengwa7721/
Biongwe7721/
Binghua778/
Bingwei776/
Bengqwa773/
Bingwih773/
Bhengwa773/
Bengway772/
Bincwat771/
Bengwah771/
Bngwi731/
Binguaya711/
Bingguad711/
Buingwui711/
Mpingwah711/
Bengua671,808/
Bingue67542/
Vingua67326/
Bingui67304/
Bengba67137/
Vingwe67135/
Bengwe67123/
Bengwi6733/
Binguo673/
Benqwa672/
Bingbo672/
Benkwa671/
Bimgwe671/
Bengva671/
Bencwa670/

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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
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  • 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 Bingwa
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