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 surname Rongwe is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rongwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Rongwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,441,361st most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rongwe reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Rongwe is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 25 people.
This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 157,533. In Zimbabwe Rongwe is most common in: Midlands Province, where 45 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 31 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 20 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 34 percent live.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis