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 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.
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Footnotes
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