Hlengwa Surname

60,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,278 people bear this surname

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

Hlengwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hlengwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,2611:6,558842
England131:4,286,005132,302
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hlengwa (43) may also be a first name.

Hlengwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hlengwa is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hlengwa? popularity and diffusion

Hlengwa is the 60,803rd most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 880,351 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hlengwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 43 people.

The surname Hlengwa is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 8,261 people, or 1 in 6,558. In South Africa Hlengwa is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 86 percent reside, Gauteng, where 7 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Hlengwa Last Name Statistics demography

Hlengwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.18% less than the national average, earning R 135,036 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lengwa92280/
Liengwa8641/
Hlengwi868/
Hlengua864/
Hlengwo863/
Hlemgwa863/
Hlenkwa862/
Hlengwe862/
Lengkwa862/
Lengwai861/
Hlenqwa861/
Leungwai804/
Lengweha802/
Lengwe778,988/
Lengua773,536/
Lingwa77828/
Lyngwa77764/
Lengba77329/
Lenkwa771/
Lengwi771/
Lengwo771/
Lingwai7140/
Lingway7119/
Lengwes714/
Lingwea714/
Lenkway713/
Leungwo712/
Leunkwa712/
Lemngwe712/
Lingwah712/
Lenkwap711/
Luengwi711/
Lengwei711/
Linghwa711/
Lengweh711/
Lenguaz711/
Lengbay711/
Lingwaa711/
Hlingwe711/
Lenguahe6713/
Liongway678/
Lengwech674/
Lingwaya671/
Ling'hwa671/
Lengwood671/

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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 Hlengwa
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