Dongwe Surname

463,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Dongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4581:115,59311,085
South Africa1941:279,26727,511
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
Zambia241:660,41325,715
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Dongwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dongwe is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dongwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Dongwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 463,189th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 10,010,365 people. The surname Dongwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dongwe reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 458 people, or 1 in 115,593. In Tanzania Dongwe is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 65 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 9 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 27 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dongwei9249/
Dongwey921/
Donghwee861/
Dongue831,454/
Dangwe83670/
Dongwa83215/
Dungwe83133/
Dongbe8389/
Dongwi8389/
Dongve831/
Donkwe831/
Doungue77986/
Dongque77127/
Donguey7737/
Dongbea7727/
Dhungwe7727/
Dhangwe7721/
Dohngwa7712/
Donghue778/
Dongbei777/
Donggue775/
Dongoue775/
Doungwa775/
Duungwe774/
Dangwei772/
Donguea772/
Deungwe772/
Donghwa772/
Damngwe771/
Dongway771/
Dongwhi771/
Donghwi771/
Dangw736/
Dongouet7132/
Doningue7112/
Doungkue714/
Doungoue712/
Dangwech711/
Dounguey711/
Dounghue711/
Dongwaya711/
Donnghue710/
Donque672,592/
Dangbe672,053/
Dangue671,295/
Dangwa671,250/
Dongui671,043/
Dungwa67688/
Domgue67356/
Dungue67122/
Dankwe6777/
Dungbe6745/
Dunkwe676/
Donkwa674/
Donkue672/
Domkwe672/
Dangve672/
Dangwé671/
Dossingue671/
Dumgwe671/

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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
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