Jwenge Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jwenge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jwenge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya951:486,10425,105
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411

Jwenge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jwenge is found most in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jwenge? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,544,715th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jwenge are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 486,104. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Siaya County, where 67 percent live, Busia County, where 9 percent live and Kisumu County, where 9 percent live. Besides Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 29 percent live.

Jwenge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Jwenge last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ajwenge923/
Ojwenge921/
Jwege911/
Iwenge83198/
Juenge8328/
Hwenge836/
Zwenge832/
Jwegge832/
Ywenge832/
Jweine831/
Jiwene831/
Jwge801/
Juenger771,039/
Zwenger77708/
Ewengue7719/
Hwengye776/
Jsweney771/
Jweinet771/
Jiwenez771/
Chwenge771/
Iswenge771/
Khwenge771/
Juenget770/
Ewene73350/
Iwene73142/
Juene7316/
Jwnga732/
Iwnge731/
Ywege731/
Jweny731/
Jweni731/
Zwenguer7118/
Zwengeer711/
Jeevngee711/
Juengest710/
Ibenge67800/
Iwenga67735/
Hwenga67339/
Ebenge67301/
Hwenje67254/
Zwinge67161/
Jwngai67115/
Ewence67101/
Juenet6792/
Ivenge6778/
Ewenye6773/
Ewenje6759/
Ewenga6748/
Suenge6737/
Euwene6727/
Juehne6724/
Ewuene6722/
Ejuene6716/
Evenge6713/
Ewener6713/
Jiweni6711/
Iwenye6711/
Evinge678/
Juened676/
Jwenyi674/
Oywene674/
Iwengi673/
Iwenje673/
Huenge673/
Iwenze673/
Juegne672/
Juenes672/
Jivene672/
Ewenze672/
Ewenie671/
Ojwena671/
Juenez671/
Jwenit671/
Jivnge671/
Eweine671/
Ebinge671/
Ojbene671/
Eiwene671/
Zwenga671/
Ewiene671/
Eweneh671/
Juenei671/
Ewinge670/
Jueney670/

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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 Jwenge
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