Sangwe Surname

635,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Thailand1221:579,00398,779
Zambia601:264,16515,663
Tanzania551:962,57544,906
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
India241:31,961,058386,265
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Sangwe (106) may also be a first name.

Sangwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sangwe (Marathi: सांगवे) is most common in The DR Congo. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sangwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sangwe is the 635,252nd most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 15,182,387 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Sangwe live; 38 percent live in Central Africa and 38 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 915,176th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 106 people.

The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 470,571. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 25 percent reside and Zambia, where 13 percent reside.

Sangwe Last Name Statistics demography

Sangwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.43% less than the national average, earning R 103,536 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shangwe921,041/
Siangwe9258/
Sangwej9227/
Sangwer927/
Saingwe922/
Sahngwe922/
Sangwei922/
Saungwe921/
Sangwie921/
Scangwe921/
Sangkwe921/
Sangw918/
Shang'we86134/
Saingwea8624/
Shangwei865/
Shangw'e864/
Schangwe861/
Shaungwe861/
Sangkwie861/
Seanegwe861/
Sangkwet861/
Sangwa8347,016/
Songwe838,690/
Sangbe832,026/
Sangue831,155/
Sankwe83214/
Sangve83187/
Jangwe8357/
Sangwi8353/
Zangwe8312/
Sanghw835/
Xangwe834/
Samgwe833/
Shangw832/
Shongwe7779,334/
Changwe7712,813/
Shangwa773,445/
Sangwai77353/
Sangbey77282/
Sang'wa77172/
Saingbe77101/
Songwei7749/
Sangway7736/
Shengwe7725/
Shankwe7724/
Djangwe7721/
Zangwei7721/
Siangwa7716/
Sanghwi7711/
Sangveh7711/
Saingue7711/
Sayngbe7710/
Shangwi779/
Sangeew779/
Samngue776/
San'gwa775/
Sangkue775/
Sanghve774/
Sangbei772/
Songweh772/
Sangoue772/
Sanguea772/
Sangueh772/
Sangwaa772/
Shangbe772/
Sangwha772/
Saingwa771/
Saungwa771/
Jangwea771/
Songwea771/
Seingwe771/
Zhangwe771/
Seangbe771/
Jaangwe771/
Jangweh771/
Ssangwa771/
Saangwa771/
Sanggue771/
Sangbea771/
Sangwoa771/
Seangue771/
Seankwe771/
Canngwe771/
Songwie771/
Shangve771/
Xhangwe771/
Sangvea771/
Zangwer770/
Shangue770/
Songw733/
Zhangwei71337/
Sangeewa71292/
Sangouet71231/
Sangkuea71156/
Sayngbeh7139/
Shaachingwe7128/
Changwei7126/
Sangwais7120/
Saingbeh7116/
Chaungwe7111/
Chaangwe717/
Shengwei716/
Sangbeah712/
Shaangwa712/
Shonngwe712/
Sangwaia711/
Schangwa711/
Shangwai711/
Sahangue711/
Saangoue711/
Sanghuer711/
Sanghwaa711/
Sangkwit711/
Sangveed711/
Samgweih711/
Djangweh711/
Canngwee711/
Siangkue711/
Songkwee711/
Shosngwe711/
Shoungwe711/
Sangwaya711/
Sanghued711/
Sangwist710/
Zongwe679,853/
Zangue677,760/
Jongwe675,856/
Zangwa672,317/
Sankwa671,930/
Songue671,820/
Cangue671,631/
Sangui671,319/
Songwa67917/
Sonkwe67546/
Sanque67540/
Sangbi67340/
Zangbe67257/
Songbe67149/
Sangvi6797/
Samgue6744/
Jangue6743/
Sankue6741/
Songwi6727/
Songve6726/
Sangby6719/
Sachingue6716/
Shangwaya672/
Sankwi672/
Chatengwe671/
Jankwe671/
Somgwe671/
Sassengue671/
Zankwe671/
Changkwea671/
Shangwich670/

Sangwe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sangwe in the Marathi language
सांगवेsangave83.33
संगवेsangave16.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sangwe
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