Shongwe Surname

7,150th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Shongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa50,1401:1,081105
Swaziland28,8241:454
Kenya1111:416,03522,860
England731:763,26141,903
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
Botswana281:78,10513,263
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Lesotho171:119,56211,827
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Iceland51:76,0184,442
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Shongwe (53) may also be a first name.

Shongwe Last Name Facts

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

Shongwe is most common in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shongwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,150th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 91,859 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shongwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shongwe is also the 1,366,219th most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 53 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 50,140 people, or 1 in 1,081. In South Africa Shongwe is most common in: Mpumalanga, where 51 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 36 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Shongwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Shongwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.31% less than the national average, earning R 153,720 per year; in United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.34% more than the national average, earning $63,764 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shonngwe932/
Shosngwe931/
Shoungwe931/
Songwe928,690/
Chongwe862,034/
Shangwe861,041/
Shongwi8679/
Songwei8649/
Shongwa8639/
Shengwe8625/
Shungwe8613/
Shongue867/
Shoncwe864/
Shongbe863/
Songweh862/
Sahngwe862/
Songwea861/
Shomgwe861/
Songwie861/
Shonqwe861/
Songw833/
Choongwe80334/
Shang'we80134/
Chongwee8060/
Shoongwa8036/
Chongwei806/
Shengwei806/
Shangwei805/
Shangw'e804/
Shoungbe802/
Schangwe801/
Shaungwe801/
Shungwei801/
Chongweh801/
Songkwee801/
Songue771,820/
Songwa77917/
Sonkwe77546/
Sungwe77491/
Sangwe77480/
Songbe77149/
Songwi7727/
Songve7726/
Shangw772/
Somgwe771/
Shuongoue751/
Chong'wee751/
Shungwhee751/
Changwe7112,813/
Shangwa713,445/
Shungwa71642/
Chungwe71302/
Chongue71162/
Soungue7172/
Siangwe7158/
Songwai7144/
Soungbe7131/
Songueh7130/
Sangwej7127/
Shankwe7124/
Songbeh7113/
Shangwi719/
Sangwer717/
Songoue717/
Songkue716/
Chongve715/
Soyngbe715/
Soingbe713/
Soungwa712/
Sonkwet712/
Songkwa712/
Sangwei712/
Shangbe712/
Songwit712/
Saungwe711/
Song'wa711/
Chomgwe711/
Soongwa711/
Songuee711/
Songuey711/
Songbey711/
Soengue711/
Sangwie711/
Suonkwe711/
Chongwi711/
Somgcwe711/
Shongva711/
Shangve711/
Xhangwe711/
Sangkwe711/
Songway710/
Shangue710/
Chuungwe67456/
Songkuea67228/
Shengwai6729/
Shaachingwe6728/
Changwei6726/
Chongway6718/
Choungue6717/
Songwaja6713/
Chaungwe6711/
Chongwai6711/
Sangw678/
Chungwei677/
Chaangwe677/
Songwaya676/
Songkuer676/
Chungwee674/
Shaangwa672/
Soungoue672/
Songwish672/
Schangwa671/
Songkoue671/
Songgbeh671/
Shangwai671/
Sheungwa671/
Shengkwi671/
Shuungwa671/
Sahangue671/
Chounkwe671/
Sangkwie671/
Sotingue671/
Sangkwet671/
Chonghue671/

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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 Shongwe
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