Maengwe Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Maengwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 87 | 1:530,803 | 26,276 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Maengwe (257) may also be a first name.
Maengwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maengwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maengwe is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maengwe? popularity and diffusion
Maengwe is the 1,994,173rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. Maengwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maengwe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 555,528th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 257 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 530,803. In Kenya Maengwe is most numerous in: Nyamira County, where 56 percent reside, Kisii County, where 39 percent reside and Bomet County, where 5 percent reside. Beside Kenya Maengwe occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mengwe | 92 | 283 | / |
| Moengwe | 86 | 28 | / |
| Muengwe | 86 | 21 | / |
| Mengwei | 86 | 17 | / |
| Mengwie | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mengweh | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mnengwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Maengwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mngwe | 83 | 407 | / |
| Mengweha | 80 | 223 | / |
| Mahingwe | 80 | 41 | / |
| Mengwieh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mohengwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mahengue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Menghwer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mengue | 77 | 74,560 | / |
| Mengwa | 77 | 564 | / |
| Mengwi | 77 | 381 | / |
| Mingwe | 77 | 319 | / |
| Menkwe | 77 | 13 | / |
| Mngwer | 77 | 13 | / |
| Mengbe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mmngwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mngcwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mngweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahenggue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mengwai | 71 | 512 | / |
| Menghwa | 71 | 205 | / |
| Meng'wa | 71 | 147 | / |
| Mengoue | 71 | 66 | / |
| Menkweh | 71 | 56 | / |
| Mingwei | 71 | 27 | / |
| Moengue | 71 | 20 | / |
| Mengueh | 71 | 6 | / |
| Miengwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Moengwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Muungwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Menguey | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mmengwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muengue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Menggue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Meungue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mingweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mengw'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Menkwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mengbeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Menguea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Majiengoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meengue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mmengue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mehngue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Menghue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mengque | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mengway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meengwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Men'gwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahingue | 67 | 83 | / |
| Mngbe | 67 | 57 | / |
| Mengouet | 67 | 45 | / |
| Meenghwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mngwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mengveha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mahenque | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mengquie | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Mengwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Menghuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mngue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moengqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehngbeh | 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 Maengwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis