Gwengu Surname
Approximately 261 people bear this surname
Gwengu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 254 | 1:213,298 | 22,519 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Gwengu Demographics
Average Gwengu Salary in
South Africa
R 102,000
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gwengu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwengu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwengu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwengu? popularity and diffusion
Gwengu is the 985,740th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. Gwengu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwengu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 213,298. In South Africa Gwengu is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 44 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 28 percent live and Gauteng, where 17 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Gwengu Last Name Statistics demography
Gwengu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.08% less than the national average, earning R 102,000 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwenguh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwengou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbengu | 83 | 207 | / |
| Kwengu | 83 | 139 | / |
| Gwingu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbengou | 77 | 14 | / |
| Guengou | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nkwengu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ngwingu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwengou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwengheu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwingu | 67 | 124 | / |
| Kuengu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gqungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guingu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuengou | 62 | 18 | / |
| Guingou | 62 | 11 | / |
| Ngqungu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Quiengu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkuengou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Qungu | 55 | 46 | / |
| Kouengoup | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kuingu | 50 | 514 | / |
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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 Gwengu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis