Dengwe Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Dengwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Dengwe (29) may also be a first name.
Dengwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dengwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dengwe is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dengwe? popularity and diffusion
Dengwe is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dengwe are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 29 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diengwe | 92 | 14 | / |
| Dengwei | 92 | 7 | / |
| Deungwe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Dengue | 83 | 2,887 | / |
| Deengw | 83 | 781 | / |
| Dengwa | 83 | 263 | / |
| Dengbe | 83 | 108 | / |
| Dingwe | 83 | 50 | / |
| Dengwi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Deeng'w | 77 | 599 | / |
| Dengoue | 77 | 116 | / |
| Dinkgwe | 77 | 16 | / |
| Dingwei | 77 | 10 | / |
| Denguei | 77 | 9 | / |
| Duungwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dengbey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Duengue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deengue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dhingwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dheengw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Denque | 67 | 322 | / |
| Dingwa | 67 | 315 | / |
| Dengui | 67 | 292 | / |
| Dingue | 67 | 173 | / |
| Dinkwe | 67 | 132 | / |
| Dingbe | 67 | 91 | / |
| Demgue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dengbi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dhncwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dingwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Denkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dingweeth | 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
- 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 Dengwe
- 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