Bongwi Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Bongwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Bongwi (26) may also be a first name.
Bongwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bongwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bongwi has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bongwi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,649,889th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Bongwi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bongwi are found; 89 percent are found in Central Africa and 89 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 26 people.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 88 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 6 percent live and West Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bongwai | 92 | 9 | / |
| Bongwiy | 92 | 5 | / |
| Bongkwi | 92 | 4 | / |
| Bohngwi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bongwui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boongwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bongwe | 83 | 2,011 | / |
| Bongwa | 83 | 941 | / |
| Bongui | 83 | 441 | / |
| Bonkwi | 83 | 43 | / |
| Bongbi | 83 | 39 | / |
| Bangwi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Bongvi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bungwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bungwai | 77 | 30 | / |
| Bonghwa | 77 | 24 | / |
| Bonguoi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bangwai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bongkwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Boungui | 77 | 3 | / |
| Boengwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bongbui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bongwet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bongwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bongweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bongwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bonggui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hbongwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhongwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boongui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vonggwai | 71 | 14 | / |
| Bonyngwe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bangkwit | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bungwhai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bangwist | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boonkwit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bosengwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boungbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Botingwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buingwui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bongwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bongvist | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonengwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bongue | 67 | 9,005 | / |
| Bangwe | 67 | 6,753 | / |
| Bangui | 67 | 2,118 | / |
| Bangwa | 67 | 1,143 | / |
| Bungwe | 67 | 679 | / |
| Bungwa | 67 | 348 | / |
| Bunkwi | 67 | 81 | / |
| Bankwi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Bangbi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bonkwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bungui | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bonkwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bongbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bungbi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vongui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bonqui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bongby | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vongvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bomgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bomgui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bomkwi | 67 | 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 Bongwi
- 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