Salengwe Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Salengwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Salengwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salengwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salengwe is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salengwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Salengwe live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Salengwe is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 593,778. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 100 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sialengwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Salengue | 88 | 31 | / |
| Selengwe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Salengwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Scalengue | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shalengwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shalyongwe | 78 | 2 | / |
| Calengue | 75 | 2,368 | / |
| Salingue | 75 | 1,359 | / |
| Salingwa | 75 | 1,317 | / |
| Salengua | 75 | 301 | / |
| Selengue | 75 | 58 | / |
| Zalingwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shalingwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Djalengue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chalengwit | 67 | 223 | / |
| Shalyongue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zalngue | 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 Salengwe
- 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