Kwengwe Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Kwengwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kwengwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwengwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwengwe is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwengwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,772,636th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwengwe reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Kwengwe is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 80 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 10 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 10 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe Kwengwe is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwengwe | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kgwengwe | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kgwenkgwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gwengwe | 86 | 1,850 | / |
| Kwengwa | 86 | 42 | / |
| Kwenkwe | 86 | 8 | / |
| Nkwengue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hkwenkwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwiongwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwengoue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngweengwe | 75 | 28 | / |
| Hngwengwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nkwenkwei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngwengwea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwingwa | 71 | 661 | / |
| Kuengwa | 71 | 65 | / |
| Kwingwi | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kwenkwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ngqwengqwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kuengue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwingue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gwengwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwengua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouengue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwengue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwengwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nqwenqwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuengue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuengoue | 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 Kwengwe
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