Bongweni Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bongweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bongweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Bongweni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bongweni is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bongweni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,658,108th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Bongweni is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Bongweni reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Bongweni is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 488,087. In South Africa Bongweni is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent reside, Western Cape, where 22 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Bongweni Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bongweni earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.29% more than the national average, earning R 350,028 per year and in United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bangweni88222/
Bonkweni882/
Vongweni881/
Bongwene881/
Bhangweni821/
Bongkwene821/
Bangwena7534/
Bangwene7534/
Bongbini7515/
Bonguene751/
Bonguini751/
Bangweny751/
Bounguene711/
Bankueni631/
Banguene631/
Banguini631/
Vongvinai591/
Bangouegne565/
Banguine504,958/
Bangbine501/
Banqwine501/
Banquini501/
Bassengouene501/

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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 Bongweni
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