Bongwani Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Bongwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 110 | 1:140,348 | 18,198 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Bongwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bongwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bongwani is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bongwani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bongwani is the 1,252,959th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bongwani are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 140,348. In Zimbabwe Bongwani is most common in: Midlands Province, where 75 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 12 percent reside and Harare Province, where 7 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bongwana | 88 | 452 | / |
| Bongwane | 88 | 98 | / |
| Bangwani | 88 | 11 | / |
| Bonkwani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bhongwana | 82 | 49 | / |
| Bhongwane | 82 | 15 | / |
| Mpongwani | 82 | 9 | / |
| Bongkwane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bangwanie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bhongqwana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bangwana | 75 | 84 | / |
| Bonkwane | 75 | 38 | / |
| Bangwane | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bonqwana | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bonkwana | 75 | 3 | / |
| Vangwani | 75 | 2 | / |
| Banguani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boncwana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhonkwane | 71 | 39 | / |
| Vongvanij | 71 | 30 | / |
| Bangkuani | 71 | 17 | / |
| Bonguange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonguanoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bongbanoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baungwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangwange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangguani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Npongwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhangwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangwanoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vankwani | 63 | 25 | / |
| Bhagwany | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vongvone | 50 | 18 | / |
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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 Bongwani
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis