Jengwe Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Jengwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Jengwe (10) may also be a first name.
Jengwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jengwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jengwe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jengwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Jengwe? popularity and diffusion
Jengwe is the 3,100,440th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jengwe reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jengwe is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.
The last name Jengwe is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Jengwe is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 83 percent live, Borno, where 3 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djengwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jengwei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jjengwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yengwe | 83 | 1,067 | / |
| Sengwe | 83 | 1,019 | / |
| Jengwa | 83 | 849 | / |
| Zengwe | 83 | 434 | / |
| Jenkwe | 83 | 80 | / |
| Jingwe | 83 | 68 | / |
| Jengue | 83 | 60 | / |
| Engweh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Djengue | 77 | 1,404 | / |
| Jingwei | 77 | 43 | / |
| Cengwei | 77 | 39 | / |
| Jingweh | 77 | 16 | / |
| Jeungue | 77 | 16 | / |
| Zengwei | 77 | 8 | / |
| Yengwee | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sengwei | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jengbeh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Djingwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Djenkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gengwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ijengbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ehingwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ihengwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jemngue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jenkweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zemngwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gengwed | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zengwes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enghwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jeenghw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Engve | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sngwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Enkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jngwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djengoue | 71 | 171 | / |
| Zhengwei | 71 | 90 | / |
| Hyenghwe | 71 | 12 | / |
| Djeengue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oijengbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djenguee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sehngwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yengweth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jiengoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yengwa | 67 | 1,985 | / |
| Zingwe | 67 | 1,763 | / |
| Senkwe | 67 | 1,638 | / |
| Zengue | 67 | 1,209 | / |
| Yengue | 67 | 634 | / |
| Zengwa | 67 | 516 | / |
| Yengbe | 67 | 154 | / |
| Zengbe | 67 | 140 | / |
| Gingwe | 67 | 139 | / |
| Jingwi | 67 | 136 | / |
| Jingue | 67 | 23 | / |
| Singwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jengua | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gengue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jenkwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jenque | 67 | 3 | / |
| Genkwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jengui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yengwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Engvej | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jencwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chngwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yenkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shngwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sengwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zenkwe | 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 Jengwe
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