Jengwa Surname

411,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Jengwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jengwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe8271:18,6682,764
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Jengwa (28) may also be a first name.

Jengwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jengwa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jengwa? popularity and diffusion

Jengwa is the 411,077th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,583,682 people. The surname Jengwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jengwa are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Jengwa is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 28 people.

It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 827 people, or 1 in 18,668. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 34 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 26 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Jengwa exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djengwa921/
Jenggwat861/
Yengwa831,985/
Sengwa83574/
Zengwa83516/
Jingwa83191/
Jengwe8340/
Gengwa8323/
Jengua8311/
Jengba836/
Jenkwa836/
Jencwa831/
Seengwa77157/
Engwaya7721/
Saengwa7715/
Ziengwa7713/
Yengwah7710/
Sengwai777/
Seng'wa775/
Jenghua775/
Djingwa774/
Sengkwa773/
Hcengwa772/
Jjengwe771/
Yenghwa771/
Djenkwa771/
Jengwei771/
Senghwa771/
Djengua771/
Gengqwa771/
Yengwai771/
Sengway771/
Sengwua771/
Saengwai7180/
Seng'hwa712/
Zhengwai712/
Genengwa711/
Saenghwa711/
Ehengwoa711/
Yesengwa711/
Jenngbah711/
Yengwe671,067/
Zengba671,042/
Zingwa671,000/
Singwa67456/
Gengba67383/
Yengba6782/
Jenkwe6780/
Jengue6760/
Zengua6744/
Yengua6722/
Genkwa6714/
Jingua677/
Gengua676/
Gingwa675/
Sengva674/
Yenkwa674/
Senkwa673/
Jengui673/
Ihehengwa673/
Zengwo672/
Yengwi672/
Yemgwa672/
Sengwo672/
Chngwa672/
Enguai671/
Enguay671/
Enguah671/
Genqwa671/
Zngwai671/
Enguau671/
Engweh671/
Cengua671/

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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
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  • 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 Jengwa
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