Bongwele Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Bongwele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 212 | 1:348,489 | 30,654 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Bongwele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bongwele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bongwele is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bongwele? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bongwele is the 1,101,507th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname Bongwele occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bongwele live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 348,489. Other than The DR Congo it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and The Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bongwel | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bongwela | 88 | 62 | / |
| Bonguele | 88 | 49 | / |
| Bangwele | 88 | 48 | / |
| Bongbele | 88 | 38 | / |
| Bongweli | 88 | 34 | / |
| Bungwele | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bongwell | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bounguele | 82 | 31 | / |
| Bongwil | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bangwel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bangwela | 75 | 137 | / |
| Bangwell | 75 | 22 | / |
| Bangwale | 75 | 21 | / |
| Banguele | 75 | 15 | / |
| Bangbele | 75 | 13 | / |
| Bunguele | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bangweli | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bonguile | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bongueli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bangwile | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bongbaile | 71 | 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 Bongwele
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