Elangwe Surname

82,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Elangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5,7931:3,585431
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England81:6,964,757184,742
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Elangwe (36) may also be a first name.

Elangwe Last Name Facts

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

Elangwe is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elangwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 82,866th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,247,227 people. The last name Elangwe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Elangwe reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Elangwe is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 36 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 5,793 people, or 1 in 3,585. In Cameroon Elangwe is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 95 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 2 percent are found and Centre Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Cameroon it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Elangwe Last Name Statistics demography

Elangwe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning $31,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elangue86528/
Elangwa86115/
Elangwi861/
Elongwe861/
Gelangue802/
Elangoue801/
Olangue71387/
Elangui71177/
Elongue71148/
Ilangwa7166/
Alongwe717/
Ilangue716/
Alankwe713/
Elangbi712/
Olongwe711/
Alangwi711/
Eloungue6726/
Ellangui672/
Illangue672/
Ellongue671/
Alongweh671/
Alanggue671/
Elanguha671/
Eliangui671/
Halangue671/

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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 Elangwe
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