Sangwen Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Sangwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Sangwen (8) may also be a first name.
Sangwen Demographics
Average Sangwen Salary in
South Africa
R 142,944
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sangwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sangwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sangwen is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sangwen? popularity and diffusion
Sangwen is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sangwen live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sangwen is also the 4,213,784th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 8 people.
The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 67 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 33 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sangwene | 93 | 57 | / |
| Shangwen | 93 | 4 | / |
| Sangwein | 93 | 2 | / |
| Sangwenı | 93 | 1 | / |
| Saungwene | 88 | 24 | / |
| Sangkweng | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hsiangwen | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sangwin | 86 | 332 | / |
| Jangwen | 86 | 33 | / |
| Sanguen | 86 | 21 | / |
| Songwen | 86 | 19 | / |
| Sangwyn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sankwen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sangwem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zangwen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zhangwen | 80 | 140 | / |
| Sangwine | 80 | 95 | / |
| Sangwina | 80 | 9 | / |
| Changwen | 80 | 8 | / |
| Shengwen | 80 | 5 | / |
| Songwaen | 80 | 4 | / |
| Songweng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sangwing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sannguen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sainguen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sangwain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shangwin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zangweng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jangwn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zhangweng | 75 | 111 | / |
| Shangwina | 75 | 22 | / |
| Changweng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanguin | 71 | 1,034 | / |
| Songben | 71 | 76 | / |
| Sangbin | 71 | 13 | / |
| Sanguem | 71 | 12 | / |
| Janguen | 71 | 6 | / |
| Zanguen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sangbnh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shongwn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zongwen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sancuen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanquen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonkwen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zhongwen | 67 | 46 | / |
| Zangwind | 67 | 34 | / |
| Zhengwen | 67 | 31 | / |
| Zhangben | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shangbin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chongwen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Soinguen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Songkuen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djanguen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankwina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sainguin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shankwin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuongwen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jannguen | 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 Sangwen
- 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