Havenga Surname

69,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Havenga Surname Definition:

“Son of Have” in Frisian.

Havenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,5471:8,2751,056
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Netherlands1461:115,66618,330
England811:687,87739,238
Canada651:566,85547,218
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
São Tomé and Príncipe31:59,1412,796
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malta11:430,2723,380
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Havenga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Son of Have” in Frisian.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Havenga Last Name Facts

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

Havenga occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Havenga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Havenga is the 69,548th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,023,388 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Havenga are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Havenga is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 6,547 people, or 1 in 8,275. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 38 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and North West, where 11 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.

Havenga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Havenga are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

The amount Havenga earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.31% more than the national average, earning R 378,576 per year; in United States they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning $41,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.37% less than the national average, earning $49,003 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chavenga931/
Havega9217/
Avenga922/
Havinga861,706/
Hovenga86538/
Havanga8614/
Avengha861/
Hawenga861/
Avega83511/
Hauvinga8013/
Haivinga809/
Chavinga804/
Huivenga803/
Chawenga802/
Havingga801/
Houvenga801/
Hoovenga800/
Aveiga776,042/
Javega77766/
Ovenga77613/
Evenga77249/
Aviega7783/
Haviga7772/
Avonga7734/
Awenga7730/
Gavega7728/
Avanga7727/
Avengo7712/
Hovega773/
Avinga772/
Avegah772/
Avegaz771/
Hawega771/
Habega771/
Avegas771/
Chahwenga7534/
Chasvinga7525/
Hawanga711,337/
Hovinga71752/
Hawonga71446/
Ayvengo7146/
Hevinga7112/
Awhanga713/
Abeanga712/
Chabega711/
Avangah711/
Havingo711/
Aivengo711/
Govenga711/
Javeiga711/
Howanga711/
Avongah711/
Auvengo711/
Abega676,854/
Hauwanga672,381/
Aviga67188/
Avenengo6725/
Ovega6716/
Aveningo6714/
Awega678/
Gavhinga676/
Havaigad676/
Howengga672/
Owahanga672/
Awisenga671/
Abesinga671/
Abeninga671/
Avitinga671/
Chavigas671/

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