Etongwe Surname
Approximately 4,229 people bear this surname
Etongwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4,212 | 1:4,931 | 592 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Etongwe (29) may also be a first name.
Etongwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Etongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Etongwe is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Etongwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Etongwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 109,994th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,723,231 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Etongwe are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 29 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 4,212 people, or 1 in 4,931. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 97 percent are found, Centre Region, where 1 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Etongwe occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eetongwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Etoingwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Etongw | 92 | 1 | / |
| Etongue | 86 | 315 | / |
| Atongwe | 86 | 126 | / |
| Itongwe | 86 | 21 | / |
| Etongwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Etongbe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Etoungue | 80 | 78 | / |
| Estongue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Atonggwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Atoungwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Etoungbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Etonguee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Etoinguei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Itongwa | 71 | 1,033 | / |
| Atangwe | 71 | 24 | / |
| Itongbe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Etangwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Otonkwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Atonkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Etankwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Etangue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Itangwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Etoungui | 67 | 28 | / |
| Estangue | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hytongue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Estonque | 67 | 4 | / |
| Otonkwue | 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 Etongwe
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