Gongwe Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Gongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Tanzania2001:264,70821,070
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gongwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gongwe occurs most in Malawi. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gongwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gongwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 547,713th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,478,675 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gongwe are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Besides Malawi it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 34 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gongwer92381/
Gongwei9220/
Gongw911/
Gongweha863/
Ngongweh861/
Ngoungwe861/
Gongbe831,049/
Gongue83392/
Gongwa83224/
Gungwe8334/
Gangwe8331/
Goncwe831/
Goungbe77158/
Gangwes7726/
Gongbeh7724/
Gungwet7721/
Ngungwe7716/
Gongque778/
Gongbei778/
Gangwei777/
Gongbee776/
Ghongbe774/
Gongway774/
Goungue772/
Gongoue772/
Kgongwa772/
Gonqwer771/
Gongbey771/
Gangkwe771/
Gongueh771/
Gongbea771/
Kgonkwe771/
Gonhgbe771/
Ghangwe771/
Ghungwe771/
Ghongue771/
Gonguea771/
Nghungwe71299/
Ng'angwe714/
Gangweer713/
Goungoue712/
Gosinkwe711/
Nganggwe711/
Nghangwe711/
Ngounkwe711/
Gongbeeh711/
Ng'ungwe711/
Gusingwe711/
Gangwehr710/
Gongwich710/
Gangue672,919/
Gangbe671,748/
Gangwa67192/
Ngong'wai67129/
Gungwa67117/
Gongui6750/
Gangve6750/
Gongua6716/
Gankwe6714/
Gungue673/
Gaangw672/
Nghonkweh671/
Gungbe671/
Ngong'way671/

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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
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  • 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 Gongwe
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