Mengelwa Surname

235,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mengelwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mengelwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,6421:44,9945,457
Zambia651:243,84514,860
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mengelwa (21) may also be a first name.

Mengelwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mengelwa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mengelwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 235,556th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,266,713 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mengelwa live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mengelwa is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.

This last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,642 people, or 1 in 44,994. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menzelwa8865/
Mengelwe884/
Mengelua881/
Mingelwa881/
Muenzelwa821/
Mnjelwa804/
Mncelwa802/
Mnjelwad752/
Mingilwa751/
Mynjelwa751/
Muungulwa7145/
Mendzilwa711/
Mengluo674/
Muenglue6310/
Menglebey591/
Hminghlua591/
Minglewood565/
Mingilbi505/
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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 Mengelwa
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