Gongwe Surname
Approximately 584 people bear this surname
Gongwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Tanzania | 200 | 1:264,708 | 21,070 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gongwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gongwe is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gongwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gongwe is the 547,713th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,478,675 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 last name Gongwe is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Barring Malawi it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 34 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gongwer | 92 | 381 | / |
| Gongwei | 92 | 20 | / |
| Gongw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gongweha | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ngongweh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngoungwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gongbe | 83 | 1,049 | / |
| Gongue | 83 | 392 | / |
| Gongwa | 83 | 224 | / |
| Gungwe | 83 | 34 | / |
| Gangwe | 83 | 31 | / |
| Goncwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goungbe | 77 | 158 | / |
| Gangwes | 77 | 26 | / |
| Gongbeh | 77 | 24 | / |
| Gungwet | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ngungwe | 77 | 16 | / |
| Gongque | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gongbei | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gangwei | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gongbee | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ghongbe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gongway | 77 | 4 | / |
| Goungue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gongoue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kgongwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gonqwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gongbey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gangkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gongueh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gongbea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgonkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonhgbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghangwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghongue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonguea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nghungwe | 71 | 299 | / |
| Ng'angwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gangweer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Goungoue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gosinkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nganggwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nghangwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngounkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gongbeeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ng'ungwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gusingwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gangwehr | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gongwich | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gangue | 67 | 2,919 | / |
| Gangbe | 67 | 1,748 | / |
| Gangwa | 67 | 192 | / |
| Ngong'wai | 67 | 129 | / |
| Gungwa | 67 | 117 | / |
| Gongui | 67 | 50 | / |
| Gangve | 67 | 50 | / |
| Gongua | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gankwe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gungue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaangw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nghonkweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gungbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngong'way | 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
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- 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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