Helegwa Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Helegwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 122 | 1:126,543 | 16,872 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Helegwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helegwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Helegwa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Helegwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Helegwa? popularity and diffusion
Helegwa is the 1,537,949th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. Helegwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Helegwa reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Helegwa is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 126,543. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 77 percent reside, Harare Province, where 11 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Helegwa occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elegwa | 92 | 569 | / |
| Jelegwa | 86 | 12 | / |
| Helegba | 86 | 4 | / |
| Halegwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Helegua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gelegwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elekwa | 77 | 3,128 | / |
| Elegba | 77 | 1,176 | / |
| Elegua | 77 | 48 | / |
| Olegwa | 77 | 27 | / |
| Alegwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Eligwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Elegwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ilegwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Helegbe | 71 | 1,006 | / |
| Gelekwa | 71 | 48 | / |
| Eleigwe | 71 | 43 | / |
| Alegwua | 71 | 6 | / |
| Elhagwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Elaigwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ellekwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Haligwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elegwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eleakwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ellegua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Helegue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elegbah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aliegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eleckwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elekwas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chilekwa | 67 | 6,306 | / |
| Chelegui | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chiligwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elekwash | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hileguea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geleguaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelegbah | 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 Helegwa
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