Risenga Surname

317,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Risenga Surname User-submission:

The surname Risenga or Resenga means 'bracelet' in one of the Tsonga dialects.

Risenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0151:53,3776,775
Zimbabwe1631:94,71313,461
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

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Risenga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Risenga Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Risenga is most common in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Risenga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 317,498th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,175,886 people. It occurs predominantly 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 given name world-wide. It is borne by 3,331 people.

Risenga is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,015 people, or 1 in 53,377. In South Africa Risenga is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 64 percent are found, Gauteng, where 23 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Rissenga9327/
Rhisenga931/
Reisenga930/
Risnga921/
Risena921/
Rusenga86781/
Resenga86265/
Rysenga8664/
Risinga8643/
Raisena8611/
Risngad865/
Ritsena862/
Ritenga861/
Rizenga861/
Ruisena861/
Rigenga861/
Risga832/
Reisseinga821/
Reijenga80445/
Rijzenga8035/
Reitenga8034/
Ruitenga8030/
Raisinga8021/
Roijenga8010/
Risenger809/
Rishenge803/
Reitsena803/
Risheena802/
Reshenga801/
Reisenau801/
Rissinga801/
Rishenas801/
Resena77226/
Risina77170/
Rainga7724/
Ricena7717/
Reynga773/
Reinga773/
Roinga773/
Ruinga772/
Rishga771/
Rixena771/
Reanga771/
Rizena771/
Renhga771/
Reisenger7522/
Rhissinga7512/
Raisingha751/
Risienger751/
Rischenau751/
Rooijenga751/
Rissenger750/
Reisenghe750/
Rusinga71676/
Ryzenga71130/
Rycenga71109/
Richena71107/
Rusengo7155/
Ruzinga7141/
Rishina7138/
Resinga7118/
Ruicena7117/
Ryzinga7114/
Raisina7112/
Reninga7111/
Ruzenga719/
Reginga716/
Reangha716/
Reshena715/
Risinge715/
Ritinga714/
Regenga714/
Renenga714/
Reynega713/
Risingi713/
Roizena712/
Reseena712/
Ritsina712/
Ressena712/
Resenge712/
Raicena712/
Resenah711/
Retenga711/
Riosngo711/
Resenha711/
Hrisina711/
Rehsena711/
Rucinga711/
Rezinga711/
Risinah711/
Reingha711/
Rizenha711/
Rizeana711/
Risinger674,336/
Reininga67327/
Rinenggo67116/
Rijzinga6799/
Reijinga6792/
Raisingi6787/
Ruitinga6764/
Ressinga6739/
Raitsyna6734/
Hrichena6728/
Roijinga6728/
Ritsinas6726/
Reyngach6722/
Rechinga6715/
Rusingah6711/
Risgo676/
Raitsina674/
Raissina674/
Rainggas674/
Rishinge673/
Reisinge673/
Raichena673/
Resga673/
Risuhina673/
Hrytsena673/
Rheingas672/
Rijsinge672/
Hryshena672/
Raishina671/
Rysheena671/
Russinga671/
Resenges671/
Reissengger671/
Reszenas671/
Rischina671/
Raijinga671/
Ruizenea671/
Reshinga671/
Roitsyna671/
Resheena670/

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