Rongwe Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Rongwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 98 | 1:157,533 | 19,794 |
| Cameroon | 51 | 1:407,237 | 34,925 |
Rongwe (25) may also be a first name.
Rongwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rongwe occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rongwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rongwe is the 1,441,361st most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name Rongwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rongwe are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 25 people.
The last name Rongwe is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 157,533. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 45 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 31 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 20 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 34 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rongwei | 92 | 14 | / |
| Ronkgwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rungwe | 83 | 2,795 | / |
| Rongve | 83 | 111 | / |
| Rangwe | 83 | 69 | / |
| Rongbe | 83 | 49 | / |
| Rongwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Rongue | 83 | 5 | / |
| Rongwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Roungwech | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rongved | 77 | 260 | / |
| Rankgwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Roungbe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Roïngue | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ruongwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rangwes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rongbei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hrongwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rungwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rongway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Roengwai | 71 | 140 | / |
| Rutengwe | 71 | 90 | / |
| Rusengwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rotingue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raungwet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rankwe | 67 | 1,882 | / |
| Ronque | 67 | 423 | / |
| Rangwa | 67 | 354 | / |
| Rungwa | 67 | 171 | / |
| Rungue | 67 | 62 | / |
| Rongui | 67 | 22 | / |
| Rangue | 67 | 18 | / |
| Routengue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rongby | 67 | 3 | / |
| Romgue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ronkwj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rancwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rongbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rungwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rongva | 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 Rongwe
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