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 found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mongwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mongwe is the 50,959th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 724,120 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mongwe are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mongwe is also the 1,068,082nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 81 people.

The last name Mongwe is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 9,647 people, or 1 in 5,616. In South Africa Mongwe is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 62 percent are found, Gauteng, where 23 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mongwe
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