Hongwe Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Hongwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 94 | 1:220,948 | 22,265 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Hongwe Demographics
Average Hongwe Salary in
South Africa
R 89,436
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Hongwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hongwe occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hongwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,718,748th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. Hongwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hongwe are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 86 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Hongwe is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 220,948. In Cameroon Hongwe is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 86 percent live, Southwest Region, where 12 percent live and Centre Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 9 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Hongwe Last Name Statistics demography
Hongwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.36% less than the national average, earning R 89,436 per year.
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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 Hongwe
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