Mengwe Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mengwe Surname User-submission:

It was an epithet used by the Delaware to describe their enemies, meaning 'no penis'. Used to describe the Susquehannock and perhaps others.

Mengwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1601:13,6682,650
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Mengwe (55) may also be a first name.

Mengwe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It was an epithet used by the Delaware to describe their enemies, meaning 'no penis'. Used to describe the Susquehannock and perhaps others.

- bobshair

Mengwe Last Name Facts

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

Mengwe is found in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mengwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 930,678th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mengwe are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 55 people.

It is most commonly held in Botswana, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 13,668. Not including Botswana it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 37 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Mengwe Last Name Statistics demography

Mengwe earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.08% less than the national average, earning R 227,940 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maengwe9288/
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Muengwe9221/
Mengwei9217/
Mengwie929/
Mengweh927/
Mnengwe923/
Mngwe91407/
Mengw911/
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Mengwieh862/
Menghwer861/
Mengue8374,560/
Mengwa83564/
Mengwi83381/
Mingwe83319/
Mngwer8313/
Menkwe8313/
Meengw836/
Mengbe834/
Mngcwe831/
Mmngwe831/
Mngweu831/
Mngw802/
Mengwai77512/
Menghwa77205/
Meng'wa77147/
Mengoue7766/
Menkweh7756/
Mingwei7727/
Moengue7720/
Miengwa776/
Mengueh776/
Muungwe773/
Menguey773/
Mmengwa772/
Muengue772/
Menggue772/
Meungue772/
Mengque771/
Mehngue771/
Men'gwa771/
Mmengue771/
Mingweh771/
Meengue771/
Menghue771/
Menguea771/
Mengway771/
Mengbeh771/
Menkwei771/
Mengw'a771/
Meenghw771/
Meengwa771/
Mngbe7357/
Mngwa7313/
Mngue731/
Mengouet7145/
Meenghwa7115/
Mengveha718/
Mengquie712/
Menghuie711/
Meengeew711/
Mehngbeh711/
M'Mengwa711/
Minkwe67760/
Mingue67473/
Mengui67290/
Mingwa67132/
Mingbe6797/
Menque6788/
Menkue6785/
Mngbea6734/
Mngeew6720/
Menkwi6715/
Memgue6711/
Mngwai675/
Menkwa674/
Memgwi673/
Mnghwa673/
Mengby671/
Mngbee671/
Mngwha671/
Mingwi671/
Memkwe671/
Mengbi671/
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