Cingwa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Cingwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cingwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Cingwa Last Name Facts

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

Cingwa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cingwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Cingwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Cingwa reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Cingwa is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 67 percent are found, Free State, where 17 percent are found and Gauteng, where 17 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Poland, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chingwa921,309/
Tchingwa8628/
Chingway8626/
Chingkwa861/
Chingwai861/
Ching'wa861/
Zingwa831,000/
Singwa83456/
Cengwa837/
Cingua833/
Xingwa831/
Cinqwa831/
Chingwaya8094/
Chingkwai801/
Chingwe772,036/
Dzingwa771,067/
Shingwa77622/
Chingua77333/
Chengwa77146/
Chinkwa77139/
Singwai7793/
Chingwi7724/
Chingba7721/
Tsingwa7713/
Ziengwa7713/
Singway776/
Hcengwa772/
Zingwah772/
Singkwa771/
Chyngwa771/
Chingwo771/
Chimgwa771/
Chinguad71432/
Cheengwa7145/
Singwatt7134/
Tchengwa7124/
Chingwii7113/
Tchingua717/
Chingwei714/
Shing'wa714/
Chinkwai712/
Chengway711/
Tchimgwa711/
Singhwai711/
Singwaya711/
Chinghua711/
Singkwat711/
Chinkwea711/
Chingbea711/
Chiongwe711/
Singhwad711/
Dzingwai711/
Chengwai711/
Zingwe671,763/
Singwi671,388/
Sengwa67574/
Zengwa67516/
Singua67386/
Singba67326/
Cincua67295/
Zingba67123/
Singwo6798/
Singwe6716/
Cingue676/
Chinghuat674/
Sinkwa673/
Cengba672/
Singva672/
Cengua671/
Chinkwaya671/
Zingwi671/
Zingwo671/
Tchingwou671/
Cingui671/
Chinguaya671/
Cheengwah670/

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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 Cingwa
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