Bongnwi Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bongnwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bongnwi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724

Bongnwi (79) may also be a first name.

Bongnwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bongnwi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bongnwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bongnwi is the 5,057,639th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bongnwi reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bongnwi is also the 1,083,225th most frequent first name globally, borne by 79 people.

Bongnwi is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bongnui863/
Bangnwi861/
Beungnwi801/
Bungnui711/
Bongembai634/
Bongmbe572/
Bangmbi571/
Bongembe53206/
Bongmbay531/
Bangimbi531/
Bongembay501/
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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 Bongnwi
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