Engonwei Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Engonwei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Engonwei Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2611:79,5759,757
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Engonwei (480) may also be a first name.

Engonwei Last Name Facts

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

Engonwei has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Engonwei? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 983,245th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Engonwei live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Engonwei is also the 388,155th most common first name globally. It is borne by 480 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 79,575. In Cameroon Engonwei is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 90 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 6 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Engounwei941/
Engonwi936/
Engonwe931/
Engonwie8836/
Engonwer881/
Angonwei881/
Ingonwi8014/
Ongonwe801/
Engonbe801/
Angonwi801/
Onganwei751/
Ongonwie751/
Engombei751/
Engombe67899/
Engombi6734/
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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 Engonwei
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