Nengwane Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nengwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nengwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Nengwane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nengwane is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nengwane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nengwane reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Nengwane is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa Nengwane is primarily found in: Free State, where 46 percent live, Western Cape, where 31 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 32 percent live and Uganda, where 9 percent live.

Nengwane Last Name Statistics demography

Nengwane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.87% less than the national average, earning R 16,932 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nengwaine9426/
Nenghwane948/
Nengwani88470/
Nengwana8820/
Ningwane882/
Nengwene881/
Neunghwan821/
Nengban802/
Ningwan802/
Ningwana755/
Nengkuan753/
Ningwani753/
Nemgwani751/
Ningkwan751/
Ngingwan751/
Nyonkwane719/
Nyongwani716/
Ningwon6735/
Ningban6732/
Ninguang634/
Ninghuan632/
Neunguon631/
Ninghuang593/
Ngingwoon591/
Nimgwam5314/
Ñencuan531/

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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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  • 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 Nengwane
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