Mongwe Surname

50,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,064 people bear this surname

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

Mongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9,6471:5,616707
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Cameroon1351:153,84516,852
Zambia311:511,28822,588
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
England71:7,959,723202,100
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mongwe (81) may also be a first name.

Mongwe Last Name Facts

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

Mongwe is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mongwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mongwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mongwe is the 50,959th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 724,120 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mongwe reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 81 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 9,647 people, or 1 in 5,616. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 62 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Mongwe Last Name Statistics demography

Mongwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.72% less than the national average, earning R 145,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgongwe9282/
Mhongwe9257/
Moongwe9230/
Moengwe9228/
Monkgwe9218/
Moungwe9212/
Mongwet924/
Monghwe924/
Muongwe921/
Mongwea921/
Mongwed921/
Mongwee921/
Mongwes921/
Mongkwe921/
Mongwei921/
Motengwe862/
Mhongweh861/
Mangwe833,467/
Mungwe832,192/
Monkwe831,893/
Mongwa83976/
Mongue83974/
Mongbe83685/
Mongwi8317/
Monqwe832/
Mongve831/
Moncwe831/
Mongoue77684/
Mgungwe77422/
Mongwai77411/
Maungwe77322/
Moingue77146/
Manngwe77140/
Mangwea77111/
Maangwe77107/
Moungue7790/
Moongwa7760/
Monkweh7724/
Monguei7724/
Mmongwa7722/
Mangwei7722/
Mhungwe7721/
Mangwej7721/
Mhongwa7720/
Moengue7720/
Monguey7720/
Mahngwe7715/
Monguea7712/
Moungwa775/
Monkwey774/
Muungwe773/
Mongbei772/
Mmangwe772/
Mangweh772/
Mangwer771/
Mhangwe771/
Mongvei771/
Mongkue771/
Mangkwe771/
Mongbey771/
Monggue771/
Momgwet771/
Monngwa771/
Mangwes771/
Mungwee771/
Mankgwe771/
Mung'we771/
Mmonkwe771/
Mangw733/
Moungoue71402/
Mangweha71171/
Mangweth7165/
Mahangwe7146/
Motengue7127/
Mahungwe7126/
Musengwe7118/
Mounguey7112/
Mutingwe7110/
Masingwe7110/
Matengwe714/
Moningue712/
Mounghwa711/
Munghwea711/
Mong'hwa711/
Mgungweh711/
Mongouet711/
Muhtngwe711/
Manggwei711/
Mung'wee711/
Monengue711/
Manghwer711/
Mangue6766,166/
Mongui672,869/
Mangwa672,526/
Mangwi671,814/
Mungwa671,580/
Mankwe671,195/
Mangbe67447/
Mancwe67203/
Monque67148/
Mossengue67109/
Moninggue6784/
Mungwi6766/
Munkwe6758/
Machingwe6722/
Mungue6719/
Monenggue6718/
Mounengue6711/
Massingwe6710/
Mungve679/
Monkwa676/
Moncue675/
Mongbi675/
Mamgwe674/
Manghw674/
Moutengue672/
Masengwea671/
Machengwe671/
Muneengwe671/
Mouningue671/
Mossingue671/
Monkue671/
Mongbé671/
Mhanengwe671/
Munqwe671/
Momgue671/
Mhangw671/

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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 Mongwe
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