Rangwe Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Rangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 61 | 1:253,086 | 27,132 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Rangwe (11) may also be a first name.
Rangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rangwe occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rangwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,293,424th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Rangwe reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent given name globally, held by 11 people.
The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 253,086. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Midlands Province, where 97 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 2 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rankgwe | 92 | 7 | / |
| Rangwes | 92 | 1 | / |
| Raungwet | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rankwe | 83 | 1,882 | / |
| Rangwa | 83 | 354 | / |
| Rongwe | 83 | 149 | / |
| Rangue | 83 | 18 | / |
| Rancwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rongwei | 77 | 14 | / |
| Rangque | 77 | 8 | / |
| Raingue | 77 | 7 | / |
| Raungwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Raïngue | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rang'wa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ranngwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ronkgwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raingwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ranghve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rangvie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rangueh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rangbej | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rangwich | 71 | 25 | / |
| Rangwaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rangwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ranque | 67 | 3,513 | / |
| Rongve | 67 | 111 | / |
| Rongbe | 67 | 49 | / |
| Rangui | 67 | 18 | / |
| Rongwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rongue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Reatingue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ramgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rankwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roungwech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rongwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rangeebai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rangbi | 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 Rangwe
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