Bongwe Surname
Approximately 2,011 people bear this surname
Bongwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,295 | 1:41,836 | 5,360 |
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 157 | 1:98,333 | 13,887 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Kenya | 55 | 1:839,635 | 32,298 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Bongwe (104) may also be a first name.
Bongwe Demographics
Average Bongwe Salary in
South Africa
R 183,036
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bongwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bongwe is found most in South Africa. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bongwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 206,145th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,623,842 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bongwe reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 925,156th most commonly used forename world-wide. It is borne by 104 people.
The last name Bongwe is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,295 people, or 1 in 41,836. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Mpumalanga, where 37 percent live, Limpopo, where 32 percent live and Gauteng, where 23 percent live. Beside South Africa Bongwe occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 21 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live.
Bongwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Bongwe earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.98% less than the national average, earning R 183,036 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boengwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Bongkwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Bhongwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boungwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bongwet | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bongwer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bongweh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bongwea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bonyngwe | 86 | 7 | / |
| Bosengwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Botingwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bonengwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bongue | 83 | 9,005 | / |
| Bangwe | 83 | 6,753 | / |
| Bongwa | 83 | 941 | / |
| Bungwe | 83 | 679 | / |
| Bongwi | 83 | 18 | / |
| Bonkwe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Bongbe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Bomgwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boungue | 77 | 127 | / |
| Bongoue | 77 | 26 | / |
| Bonghwa | 77 | 24 | / |
| Bhangwe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bongwai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bongwiy | 77 | 5 | / |
| Boongue | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bongkwi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bongbee | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bongbeh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hbongwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bangwet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bangweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bangwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bangkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bonguea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bonguey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bongwui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bonkwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bohngwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bangw | 73 | 6 | / |
| Boningue | 71 | 152 | / |
| Boonkwee | 71 | 30 | / |
| Bonengue | 71 | 11 | / |
| Busingwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Boungoue | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bounguea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Boonkwed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boongwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boonguea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangkwet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bounguey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bongwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangwa | 67 | 1,143 | / |
| Bangue | 67 | 991 | / |
| Bongui | 67 | 441 | / |
| Bungwa | 67 | 348 | / |
| Bonningue | 67 | 321 | / |
| Vongue | 67 | 312 | / |
| Bankwe | 67 | 173 | / |
| Bungue | 67 | 171 | / |
| Bangbe | 67 | 144 | / |
| Bonque | 67 | 117 | / |
| Batingwed | 67 | 85 | / |
| Bonkwi | 67 | 43 | / |
| Bongbi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Bonkwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bhangw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bangwi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vongbe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bossengue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bongby | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bungbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bungwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphonngwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunqwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bumgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bongvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vonkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bomgue | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Bongwe
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