Sengwe Surname

356,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sengwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sengwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6901:22,3743,370
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Zambia1461:108,5618,496
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England21:27,859,030389,889
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sengwe (96) may also be a first name.

Sengwe Last Name Facts

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

Sengwe is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sengwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sengwe is the 356,452nd most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 7,151,664 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sengwe reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sengwe is also the 968,397th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 96 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 690 people, or 1 in 22,374. In Zimbabwe Sengwe is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 36 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 15 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Zambia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sengwer9298/
Shengwe9225/
Sengwei923/
Sengwet921/
Sngwe914/
Shengwei866/
Sehngwei861/
Senkwe831,638/
Sengue831,224/
Sengwa83574/
Zengwe83434/
Sengbe83390/
Jengwe8340/
Singwe8316/
Sengwi831/
Shngwe831/
Xengwe831/
Seengw831/
Shingwe77280/
Chengwe77184/
Seengwa77157/
Singwee7783/
Sengbey7765/
Singwet7761/
Singwey7742/
Cengwei7739/
Siengue7716/
Saengue7711/
Zengwei778/
Sengwai777/
Seng'wa775/
Sengkwa773/
Seenghw773/
Sihngwe771/
Gengwei771/
Jjengwe771/
Zisngwe771/
Simngwe771/
Senghue771/
Jengwei771/
Zemngwe771/
Soengue771/
Sheengw771/
Sengbea771/
Senghwa771/
Sengwoa771/
Gengwed771/
Djengwe771/
Singwei771/
Zengwes771/
Sengway771/
Suengue771/
Sngwi731/
Zhengwei7190/
Saengwai7180/
Chengwei7149/
Shengwai7129/
Seng'hwa712/
Sengbeah712/
Singwhey711/
Cheengwe711/
Sengbeeh711/
Seengbeh711/
Shengkwi711/
Singhwee711/
Saengkue711/
Sengwaya711/
Chengwee711/
Chemngwe711/
Zingwe671,763/
Singwi671,388/
Zengue671,209/
Singbe671,030/
Zengwa67516/
Singwa67456/
Singue67336/
Zengbe67140/
Gingwe67139/
Jenkwe6780/
Jingwe6768/
Schuengue6764/
Jengue6760/
Sengui6723/
Sinkwe6719/
Saengkuea6715/
Gengue678/
Cengwa677/
Sengva674/
Genkwe673/
Senkwa673/
Singve672/
Sencue672/
Syngbe671/
Chenghwee671/
Chngwe671/
Senkwi671/
Singhw671/
Zenkwe671/
Simgwe671/
Senkue671/

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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 Sengwe
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