Bongiwe Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Bongiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Bongiwe (74,774) may also be a first name.
Bongiwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bongiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bongiwe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bongiwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Bongiwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Bongiwe are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 13,102nd most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 74,774 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 42 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 33 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 14 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangiwe | 86 | 181 | / |
| Bongiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bungiwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bongawe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bonguwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bongive | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bonggawe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Boonngiw | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bhangiwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Banguiwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhungiwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bangiw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bongewa | 71 | 130 | / |
| Banjiwe | 71 | 81 | / |
| Bangawe | 71 | 62 | / |
| Bongebe | 71 | 27 | / |
| Bangiwa | 71 | 25 | / |
| Bangewe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bangiew | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bongiva | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bongave | 71 | 2 | / |
| Banguwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boonsiw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vonciwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bansiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banziwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bungiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangieva | 67 | 113 | / |
| Mpangiwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bongayui | 67 | 9 | / |
| Boonsiew | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhongave | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bangiwit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhangive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bongouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bongiwe
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