Shengwe Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Shengwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Shengwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shengwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shengwe occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shengwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shengwe is the 3,957,383rd most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shengwe reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 771,912. In Zimbabwe Shengwe is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 90 percent live, Harare Province, where 5 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 5 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.
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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 Shengwe
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