Kengwe Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kengwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kengwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kengwe (28) may also be a first name.

Kengwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kengwe is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kengwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Kengwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kengwe live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kengwe is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 28 people.

It is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is most common in: Gomba District, where 14 percent are found, Kiruhura District, where 14 percent are found and Mbarara District, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 21 percent are found and Tanzania, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keengwe9224/
Kiengwe922/
Kengwee921/
Kenghwee861/
Kengue837,487/
Kengwa831,635/
Kingwe83150/
Keengw8347/
Kemgwe839/
Kengwi832/
Kenkwe832/
Kngw801/
Chengwe77184/
Keungue7746/
Cengwei7739/
Kiengwa7721/
Kengwih7715/
Kuengue772/
Kengoue772/
Kingwei771/
Keenghw771/
Keng'wa771/
Kiengue771/
Kemngue771/
Kengbeh771/
Kingwea771/
Kingwer771/
Kingw731/
Chengwei7149/
Kiengkwa711/
Chengwee711/
Kengwist711/
Kengbeah711/
Cheengwe711/
Kingue674,681/
Kemgue67242/
Qengwa67239/
Kengua67137/
Kingwa6761/
Kengui6729/
Kinkwe6721/
Kingwi673/
Kenkwa672/
Qungwe671/
Kenkwi671/
Chenghwee671/
Kenkue671/
Kenkwy671/

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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 Kengwe
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