Engwe Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Engwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Engwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Engwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Engwe is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Engwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Engwe is the 1,491,356th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Engwe reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Beside The DR Congo Engwe exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 24 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Engwet9136/
Hengwe9112/
Engweu9111/
Eangwe911/
Engweh911/
Engw891/
Eningwe8330/
Hengwei835/
Engwe'e831/
Engwech831/
Engwest831/
Isengwe831/
Engkwee831/
Enghwee831/
Angwe803,793/
Ingwe802,016/
Engwa80425/
Ongwe80272/
Yngwe80117/
Engue8087/
Engbe8067/
Eengw8017/
Hengw806/
Engve804/
Enkwe801/
Emgwe801/
Engwd801/
Enengwei771/
Engoue73546/
Angweh73157/
Hingwe73133/
Engbei73130/
Hongwe73113/
Engwis7370/
Yingwe7368/
Jingwe7368/
Hengue7352/
Ingwee7342/
Engver7329/
Hengwa7323/
Angwei7318/
Angwee7317/
Gengue738/
Engvie738/
Ingwes738/
Engbee737/
Eengwa736/
Angwea736/
Hangwe735/
Ongwee734/
Ongwey734/
Angwey734/
Yngwie734/
Angwie734/
Genkwe733/
Ongweh733/
Ingwei733/
Engvej732/
Eangue732/
Ingwea732/
Hengve731/
Enguey731/
Uingwe731/
Anghwe731/
Henkwe731/
Ongweu731/
Emngue731/
Engbey731/
Enguee731/
Engueh731/
Ongwea731/
Aingwe731/
Eenghw731/
Heengw731/
Hongwei67316/
Inengue67202/
Etingue67181/
Etengue67173/
Esingue67111/
Aengwai6754/
Jingwei6743/
Hongwie6725/
Engwaya6721/
Hengoue6718/
Jingweh6716/
Yingwei679/
Gengque676/
Esengue673/
Jingwie672/
Enghuey672/
Eningue672/
Yingweh672/
Eynegue672/
Itengue672/
Hemngwy671/
Heungue671/
Ongkwey671/
Yongkwe671/
Yongweh671/
Yongwey671/
Emngoue671/
Eingoue671/
Eimngwi671/
Ahangwe671/
Hongwee671/
Jeenghw671/
Ingw671/
Engvest670/

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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 Engwe
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