Mengwe Surname
Approximately 283 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 160 | 1:13,668 | 2,650 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
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.
- bobshairMengwe Demographics
Average Mengwe Salary in
South Africa
R 227,940
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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.
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Footnotes
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