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 more commonly found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mengwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mengwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mengwe is the 930,678th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. The surname Mengwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mengwe live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mengwe is also the 1,336,256th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 55 people.

It is most widespread in Botswana, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 13,668. Other than 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/
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Mengue8374,560/
Mengwa83564/
Mengwi83381/
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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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