Sengwayo Surname

187,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Sengwayo Surname User-submission:

The surname Sengwayo denotes cow milking. It originated in South Africa.

Sengwayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6241:33,3614,259
Swaziland3541:3,667293
Zimbabwe2391:64,5959,717
England401:1,392,95161,553
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sengwayo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Sengwayo denotes cow milking. It originated in South Africa.

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Sengwayo Last Name Facts

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

Sengwayo is most common in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sengwayo? popularity and diffusion

Sengwayo is the 187,199th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,224,578 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sengwayo are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,624 people, or 1 in 33,361. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Mpumalanga, where 52 percent reside, Gauteng, where 25 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent reside. Other than South Africa Sengwayo occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Swaziland, where 16 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside.

Sengwayo Last Name Statistics demography

Sengwayo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.03% less than the national average, earning R 142,512 per year.

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