Nengwe Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Nengwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 1:343,072 | 32,830 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Nengwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nengwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nengwe occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nengwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nengwe is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nengwe are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Nengwe is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 343,072. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 47 percent are found, Harare Province, where 38 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe Nengwe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nengwei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nengue | 83 | 294 | / |
| Nengwa | 83 | 159 | / |
| Nengbe | 83 | 41 | / |
| Ningwe | 83 | 37 | / |
| Nenkwe | 83 | 20 | / |
| Nnengue | 77 | 713 | / |
| Nengoue | 77 | 173 | / |
| Nemngwi | 77 | 50 | / |
| Neng'wa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nengwai | 77 | 12 | / |
| Naengue | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nehngwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ningwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gnengue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ningweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nningwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngingwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neungue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nenghwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyongweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nenghoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngnimgwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nengua | 67 | 639 | / |
| Ningue | 67 | 322 | / |
| Ningwa | 67 | 154 | / |
| Nenque | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nengui | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nengvi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nenkwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nyngue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nemgwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nemgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nengbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ninkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ningbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyngwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnengoue | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nengwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis