Mgengwana Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

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

Mgengwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgengwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2381:227,63723,639
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mgengwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mgengwana is most common in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgengwana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,001,271st most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. Mgengwana occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgengwana live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 238 people, or 1 in 227,637. In South Africa Mgengwana is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 41 percent reside, Western Cape, where 41 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Mgengwana Last Name Statistics demography

Mgengwana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.6% less than the national average, earning R 119,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mngengwana951/
Mgengwane8965/
Mxengwana8913/
Mgengwani898/
Mjengwana891/
Mgingwana891/
Mgemgwana891/
Mgingwanaa841/
Mjingwana78264/
Mcingwana783/
Mzingwana781/
Mdzingwana7410/
Mshingwana746/
Msinqwana671/

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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
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  • 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 Mgengwana
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