Sangwenya Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Sangwenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siangwenya | 95 | 51 | / |
| Songwenya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sankwenya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sangwenia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chan'gwenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sangbenja | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sonkwenya | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sekwenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonkwenye | 67 | 172 | / |
| Sanguinia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sankwanja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sanguenji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanguinha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanguanjai | 63 | 139 | / |
| Zangueinia | 63 | 32 | / |
| Chongwenjia | 60 | 1 | / |
| Sangeewanie | 60 | 1 | / |
| Sanguiña | 59 | 2 | / |
| Sanguineo | 56 | 70 | / |
| Sanguinio | 56 | 39 | / |
| Sanguinho | 56 | 29 | / |
| Sankwanji | 56 | 1 | / |
| Somkwenye | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sanquigne | 56 | 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 Sangwenya
- 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