Bingwe Surname

635,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bingwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bingwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2771:191,12516,438
Cameroon1861:111,66212,987
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Bingwé (1) are calculated separately.

Bingwe (28) may also be a first name.

Bingwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bingwe is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Bingwé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bingwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 635,252nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 15,182,387 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bingwe are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 28 people.

Bingwe is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 191,125. In Tanzania Bingwe is mostly found in: Lindi Region, where 64 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 30 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 39 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Bingwe Last Name Statistics demography

Bingwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.92% less than the national average, earning R 88,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bingwé941/
Biongwe9221/
Bingwei926/
Bingwa832,004/
Bingue83542/
Vingwe83135/
Bengwe83123/
Bingwi8338/
Bimgwe831/
Bhingwa7767/
Binngwa7724/
Byongwe7721/
Bengwei773/
Boengwe773/
Bingwih773/
Binguey772/
Biongue771/
Bengwee771/
Bingoue771/
Binggwa771/
Bimgwue771/
Biengwa771/
Beungwe771/
Buinkwe771/
Bingway770/
Bngwi731/
Bingwaya7129/
Buingwui711/
Binngueh711/
Bengue676,900/
Bengwa67413/
Bingui67304/
Bengwi6733/
Benkwe6715/
Binque675/
Binkweicz672/
Vingue671/
Mpngwe671/
Bngbee670/

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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 Bingwe
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