Hlongwane Surname

7,800th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,892 people bear this surname

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

Hlongwane Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the surname Ngwane, which means 'walk with me' in the Ekosse language. They are from the Bakossi tribe, Cameroon.

Hlongwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa68,7821:78863
Zimbabwe3,1631:4,881469
Swaziland5311:2,445229
Lesotho2611:7,7881,705
England661:844,21344,691
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Hlongwàne (1) are calculated separately.

Hlongwane (57) may also be a first name.

Hlongwane Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the surname Ngwane, which means 'walk with me' in the Ekosse language. They are from the Bakossi tribe, Cameroon.

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Hlongwane Last Name Facts

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

Hlongwane is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Hlongwàne. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hlongwane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,800th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 99,977 people. The surname Hlongwane is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hlongwane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Hlongwane is also the 1,308,380th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 57 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 68,782 people, or 1 in 788. In South Africa Hlongwane is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 43 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and Limpopo, where 11 percent reside. Besides South Africa Hlongwane exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside and Swaziland, where 1 percent reside.

Hlongwane Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hlongwane earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 39.36% less than the national average, earning R 144,108 per year and in United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlongwàne961/
Hloongwane958/
Hlongwanne953/
Hhlongwane951/
Hllongwane951/
Hlongwanej951/
Hlongwanet951/
Hlongwanei951/
Hlongwange951/
Longwane9413/
Hlongwan943/
Hlungwane899,149/
Hlongwana894,948/
Hlongwani893,015/
Hlangwane89947/
Hlongwang8922/
Hlomgwane8914/
Hloncwane8911/
Hlongwene897/
Hlonguane896/
Hlonkwane896/
Hlongwand891/
Hlongwone891/
Longwan8877/
Hlungwwane842/
Hlongwaani841/
Hlongwenie841/
Hlungwaner841/
Hlungwanee841/
Hlungwanie841/
Longwani827,535/
Langwane82199/
Lungwane8240/
Longwana824/
Longwany824/
Longwant821/
Longbane821/
Longkwan821/
Lonkwane821/
Loongwan821/
Hlungwani7821,461/
Hlungwana781,222/
Hlangwana78588/
Hlangwani78515/
Longwanyi78236/
Hlunguane7851/
Longvanes7814/
Hlonguana7814/
Hlonkwani784/
Hlumgwane783/
Hlangwang783/
Lhungwane782/
Hlunkwane782/
Loungwani781/
Hlonguani781/
Longwanni781/
Hlamgwane781/
Hlancwane781/
Hlangwene781/
Hlomgwani781/
Hlongwona781/
Lhonguane781/
Lhongwana781/
Longhuane780/
Longwon7514/
Langwan7512/
Longuan755/
Longban753/
Longvan752/
Hlungwanni744/
Hlunghwani742/
Longwangoy741/
Hllungwani741/
Hlunngwani741/
Hlangwanna741/
Hluingwani741/
Hlunggwani741/
Hlungwwani741/
Loungwanna741/
Langwani712,526/
Longbone71215/
Lungwana71173/
Langwana7180/
Longweni7159/
Languane7143/
Luongvan7133/
Loongban7115/
Langwine7114/
Lungwani7111/
Longquan717/
Longvine714/
Longuani713/
Longguan713/
Loungvan712/
Longuang711/
Lonkwani711/
Lunkwane711/
Langwene711/
Hlangwam711/
Luncwane711/
Longvang711/
Liangwan711/
Longhuan710/
Langwanna6744/
Lungwanyi6743/
Longhuang6717/
Lanngwani6715/
Lhonguana676/
Lungwangi674/
Hlunqwani674/
Lhunguane673/
Longkwong672/
Hlunguana672/
Hlanqwana671/
Hlunguani671/
Lhonguani671/
Lhanguane671/

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