Menwe Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Menwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4701:115,27213,785
Marshall Islands221:2,356552
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Menwe (48) may also be a first name.

Menwe Last Name Facts

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

Menwe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Menwe? popularity and diffusion

Menwe is the 595,654th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 13,934,122 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Menwe are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 48 people.

Menwe is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 470 people, or 1 in 115,272. In South Africa Menwe is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 59 percent live, Gauteng, where 39 percent live and Western Cape, where 1 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The Marshall Islands, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Menwe Last Name Statistics demography

Menwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.82% less than the national average, earning R 169,140 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meanwe9119/
Menwei9110/
Muenwe911/
Menwet911/
Menweh911/
Mnwe8920/
Meinwei837/
Menwhea832/
Menwa801,785/
Menue80112/
Menbe808/
Minwe807/
Meenw803/
Memwe801/
Menwouet771/
Menuet731,707/
Moinwe73207/
Menuey73197/
Menuez73173/
Menoue7374/
Menway7316/
Minwei7312/
Menwai737/
Menuer734/
Mminwe734/
Mennue734/
Menbee732/
Mmenwa732/
Meenwa732/
Mienwa732/
Muenue731/
Memwer731/
Myonwe731/
Muenwi731/
Menbei731/
Menmbe731/
Menues731/
Minweh731/
Mmenbe731/
Menouer675,836/
Muenwai6779/
Menbeah6753/
Meanway6737/
Mehnway676/
Mnwa673/
Meunwai672/
Meinway672/
Menuett671/
Memnoue671/
Minwoue671/
Mynw671/
Muenuea671/
Mjnw671/
Mnwd671/
Memnuer670/

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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 Menwe
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