Sangwen Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Sangwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sangwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Sangwen (8) may also be a first name.

Sangwen Last Name Facts

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

Sangwen occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sangwen.

How Common Is The Last Name Sangwen? popularity and diffusion

Sangwen is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sangwen live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 8 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 67 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 33 percent live. Barring South Africa Sangwen occurs in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 25 percent live.

Sangwen Last Name Statistics demography

Sangwen earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.85% less than the national average, earning R 142,944 per year.

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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 Sangwen
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