Dongwa Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Dongwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dongwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1211:322,63921,815
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Dongwa (459) may also be a first name.

Dongwa Last Name Facts

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

Dongwa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dongwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,125,333rd most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dongwa reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 398,330th most common first name on earth It is held by 459 people.

The last name Dongwa is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 322,639. In Uganda it is most common in: Zombo District, where 59 percent reside, Masindi District, where 14 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 7 percent reside. Beside Uganda it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside.

Dongwa Last Name Statistics demography

Dongwa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.79% less than the national average, earning R 192,996 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dohngwa9212/
Doungwa925/
Donghwa922/
Dongway921/
Dohngwah867/
Dongwaya861/
Dongba831,592/
Dangwa831,250/
Dongwe83728/
Dungwa83688/
Dongwi8389/
Dongua8374/
Dongwo8317/
Donkwa834/
Domgwa833/
Dhangwa7797/
Donngua7769/
Dungkwa7755/
Donghua7750/
Dongwei7749/
Dangwai7746/
Dongbea7727/
Dongwou7723/
Tdongba7721/
Dangwah7714/
Dangwas7712/
Dangway7711/
Dongwoo779/
Dongbai775/
Duongba774/
Donguea772/
Doungba772/
Dangwaa771/
Dangwau771/
Dongbay771/
Dahngwa771/
Dongwey771/
Doumgwa771/
Dangwaj771/
Donkwap771/
Dangwap771/
Donghwi771/
Dongwhi771/
Dongwuo771/
Dungwaa771/
Dangwat771/
Dangkwat7143/
Dangwaja716/
Dangwaia712/
Doungbai712/
Donghwee711/
Dasingwa711/
Doungwou711/
Dankwa6717,525/
Dangua673,722/
Dongue671,454/
Dongui671,043/
Dangwe67670/
Dongbo67626/
Dangba67588/
Dungwe67133/
Dongbe6789/
Dungba677/
Dungua675/
Dunggwaya673/
Domgua673/
Dunkwa673/
Donguo672/
Donkwe671/
Dongve671/
Donqua671/
Danqwa671/
Dangwé671/

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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 Dongwa
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