Bongeni Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Bongeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bongeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bongeni (348) may also be a first name.

Bongeni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bongeni occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bongeni.

How Common Is The Last Name Bongeni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bongeni is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Bongeni reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Bongeni is also the 467,354th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 348 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Bongeni Last Name Statistics demography

Bongeni earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning R 262,680 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bongini862,026/
Bangeni861,205/
Bonjeni862/
Bonseni862/
Bongene862/
Bongeny860/
Bangenyi8020/
Bonseeni803/
Bonzheni801/
Boonseni801/
Bonsenie801/
Bongetner756/
Bounseini751/
Bonsseini751/
Bongieneh751/
Bangini71510/
Bomseni71185/
Bangene71171/
Bonzena71144/
Boncini71109/
Bangeny7134/
Bonjini7119/
Bonzene7116/
Banseni7112/
Bonsini712/
Bonsena712/
Boncena711/
Bonsene711/
Bonjene711/
Bomjeni711/
Banjeni711/
Bonsenge67816/
Bonsigne67154/
Bangenea6721/
Banzeani6721/
Boonsena6716/
Bonchini6711/
Bondjini679/
Bonsinai677/
Bangener674/
Bonzzini672/
Bhanseni672/
Bhonjene672/
Bonzenge671/
Bounsene671/
Bhangene671/
Bonseine671/
Bonseena671/
Bonsenha671/
Bonginer670/
Bonssini670/

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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 Bongeni
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