Risenga Surname
Approximately 1,180 people bear this surname
Risenga Surname User-submission:
The surname Risenga or Resenga means 'bracelet' in one of the Tsonga dialects.
Risenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,015 | 1:53,377 | 6,775 |
| Zimbabwe | 163 | 1:94,713 | 13,461 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Risenga (3,331) may also be a first name.
Risenga Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Risenga or Resenga means 'bracelet' in one of the Tsonga dialects.
- ntsakoRisenga Demographics
Average Risenga Salary in
South Africa
R 159,756
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Risenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Risenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Risenga is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Risenga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 317,498th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,175,886 people. The last name Risenga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Risenga are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 123,729th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 3,331 people.
The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,015 people, or 1 in 53,377. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 64 percent live, Gauteng, where 23 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent live. Beside South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Risenga Last Name Statistics demography
Risenga earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.77% less than the national average, earning R 159,756 per year.
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Footnotes
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