Rangwe Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe611:253,08627,132
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rankgwe927/
Rangwes921/
Raungwet861/
Rankwe831,882/
Rangwa83354/
Rongwe83149/
Rangue8318/
Rancwe831/
Rongwei7714/
Rangque778/
Raingue777/
Raungwa776/
Raïngue774/
Rang'wa774/
Ranngwa773/
Ronkgwe771/
Raingwa771/
Ranghve771/
Rangvie771/
Rangueh771/
Rangbej771/
Rangwich7125/
Rangwaya712/
Rangwaha711/
Ranque673,513/
Rongve67111/
Rongbe6749/
Rangui6718/
Rongwa675/
Rongue675/
Reatingue672/
Ramgue671/
Rankwa671/
Roungwech671/
Rongwi671/
Rangeebai671/
Rangbi671/

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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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