Dongwana Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Dongwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dongwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
Botswana991:22,0904,408
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dongwana (25) may also be a first name.

Dongwana Last Name Facts

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

Dongwana has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dongwana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,038,570th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dongwana are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 395,458. In South Africa Dongwana is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and Gauteng, where 15 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 41 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Dongwana Last Name Statistics demography

Dongwana earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.55% less than the national average, earning R 165,036 per year.

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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 Dongwana
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