Dongwe Surname
Approximately 728 people bear this surname
Dongwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 458 | 1:115,593 | 11,085 |
| South Africa | 194 | 1:279,267 | 27,511 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Zambia | 24 | 1:660,413 | 25,715 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Dongwe Demographics
Average Dongwe Salary in
South Africa
R 206,964
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Dongwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dongwe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dongwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 463,189th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,010,365 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dongwe live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Dongwe is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 458 people, or 1 in 115,593. In Tanzania Dongwe is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 65 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 9 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 27 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.
Dongwe Last Name Statistics demography
Dongwe earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.91% less than the national average, earning R 206,964 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dongwei | 92 | 49 | / |
| Dongwey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Donghwee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dongue | 83 | 1,454 | / |
| Dangwe | 83 | 670 | / |
| Dongwa | 83 | 215 | / |
| Dungwe | 83 | 133 | / |
| Dongbe | 83 | 89 | / |
| Dongwi | 83 | 89 | / |
| Dongve | 83 | 1 | / |
| Donkwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Doungue | 77 | 986 | / |
| Dongque | 77 | 127 | / |
| Donguey | 77 | 37 | / |
| Dongbea | 77 | 27 | / |
| Dhungwe | 77 | 27 | / |
| Dhangwe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Dohngwa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Donghue | 77 | 8 | / |
| Dongbei | 77 | 7 | / |
| Donggue | 77 | 5 | / |
| Dongoue | 77 | 5 | / |
| Doungwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Duungwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dangwei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Donguea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Deungwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Donghwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Damngwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dongway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dongwhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Donghwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dangw | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dongouet | 71 | 32 | / |
| Doningue | 71 | 12 | / |
| Doungkue | 71 | 4 | / |
| Doungoue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dangwech | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dounguey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dounghue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dongwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Donnghue | 71 | 0 | / |
| Donque | 67 | 2,592 | / |
| Dangbe | 67 | 2,053 | / |
| Dangue | 67 | 1,295 | / |
| Dangwa | 67 | 1,250 | / |
| Dongui | 67 | 1,043 | / |
| Dungwa | 67 | 688 | / |
| Domgue | 67 | 356 | / |
| Dungue | 67 | 122 | / |
| Dankwe | 67 | 77 | / |
| Dungbe | 67 | 45 | / |
| Dunkwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Donkwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Donkue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Domkwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dangve | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dangwé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dossingue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dumgwe | 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 Dongwe
- 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