Nhengu Surname
Approximately 1,073 people bear this surname
Nhengu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,050 | 1:14,703 | 2,049 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Nhengu (16) may also be a first name.
Nhengu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nhengu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nhengu is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nhengu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 342,056th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,791,748 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nhengu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.
This surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,050 people, or 1 in 14,703. In Zimbabwe Nhengu is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 20 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 15 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 2 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Nhengu
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